8.5% ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
East Bendigo · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in East Bendigo
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A shift toward more car-free living has seen 8.5% of East Bendigo homes without a motor vehicle. While most residents rely on cars, the area has a high number of public transport stops compared to similar places. This mix of options supports a community where many still commute by road.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas. For those who do own cars, 42% have one vehicle and 33.4% have two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In East Bendigo, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 42%, followed by 2 vehicles (34%) and 3 vehicles (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, and only 12.2% work from home, which is far below the Victorian figure of 25.7%. Public transport is used by 0.7% of workers, a rate that is higher than most similar areas.
12.2% ▲ +172.1%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.7% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of employed people who got to work by train, bus, ferry or tram/light rail as their only method of travel on census day.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
East Bendigo has 10.24 stops per 1,000 people, far above the state average of 4.41. Despite having 23 stops and 4 bus routes, weekly departures per 1,000 people are well below the Victorian figure.
23
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
10.24
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
914.5
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled weekly public-transport departures from stops in the area, per 1,000 residents — how often transit actually runs, not just whether a stop exists (GTFS schedules for a representative week; population from the 2021 Census).
4
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
The drive time to the city is higher than most areas. It takes about 11 minutes to walk to the nearest stop, which is around the middle for its level.
11
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Walking time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to the nearest public-transport stop, along the OpenStreetMap pedestrian network (Valhalla). Blank where no stop is within a reasonable walk.
105
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Free-flow driving time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to its state/territory capital city centre, along the OpenStreetMap road network (Valhalla). Excludes live traffic.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
- Public transport timetables (GTFS) — State & territory transport agencies, 2026 (CC BY 4.0 (WA: custom PTA licence)).
- Road & path network (OpenStreetMap, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in East Bendigo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20828/east-bendigo/topic/transport