7.5% ▼ -28.4%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
North Bendigo · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in North Bendigo
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Thirty-three public transport stops serve North Bendigo, making it one of the most well-connected areas for transit access at this level. While the area is well-served by buses, very few people actually use them to get to work. Most residents rely on cars, though a small number of homes have no vehicle at all.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7.5% of homes in North Bendigo have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas. However, this is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In North Bendigo, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 44%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and 3 vehicles (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far less common here than in the rest of the country, at just 9.7%. Most people drive themselves to work, with 62.2% being the driver.
9.7% ▲ +271.2%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.9% ▼ -45.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 0.9%
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 has 7.72 stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the Victorian figure. While the number of routes and stops is high, weekly departures per 1,000 people are well below the state average.
33
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.
7.72
Higher than 86% 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).
829.8
Higher than 84% 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).
6
Higher than 86% 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.
It takes about 6 minutes to walk to the nearest stop, which is lower than most areas. However, the drive time to the city is 101 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
6
Lower than 64% 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.
101
Higher than 70% 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 North Bendigo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21963/north-bendigo/topic/transport