7.5% ▼ -22.1%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Mentone · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Mentone
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 1,896 weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people make Mentone one of the best-connected areas for transit. This accessibility is matched by a high number of people who work from home. Most residents rely on cars, but the suburb's strong transit links provide a strong alternative to driving.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes in Mentone have one or two cars, though 7.5% of households have no motor vehicle. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the Victorian and national figures.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Mentone, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 45%, followed by 2 vehicles (36%) and 3 vehicles (8%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 35% of people doing so—a figure well above the state and national averages. For those who travel, 43% drive as the primary driver and 3% use public transport.
35.0% ▲ +699.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 35.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.0% ▼ -74.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 3.0%
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.
The area is exceptionally well-served with 66 public transport stops and 17 routes, which are among the largest totals for this level. This means more people can be reached within 45 minutes by transit than in 91% of similar areas.
66
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.00
Higher than 77% 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).
1,896.8
Higher than 91% 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).
17
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
27,218
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
188,925
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
55
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting around is easy, with the typical walk to the nearest stop taking only one minute. The drive time to the city is 23 minutes, which is much lower than most areas.
1
Lower than 99% 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.
23
Lower than 80% 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)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- 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 Mentone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21648/mentone/topic/transport