What are the best public transport in Victoria?

The top-ranked suburbs are Bend Of Islands, Panton Hill, Cottles Bridge, Arthurs Creek, Christmas Hills, and more, ordered by a category-specific composite score from official government and open data.

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Best Public Transport in Victoria

Q: What does the index column mean on ranking pages?

The index shows relative strength within the ranking list. 100 is the top-ranked suburb; lower values are further from the leader. It is not an overall suburb rating out of 100.

Suburbs with the strongest public transport connectivity and accessibility scores from official stop counts and desirability data.

Rank	Suburb	Index
#1	Bend Of Islands	100
#2	Panton Hill	100
#3	Cottles Bridge	100
#4	Arthurs Creek	99
#5	Christmas Hills	99
#6	Smiths Gully	99
#7	Eden Park	99
#8	St Andrews	99
#9	Gisborne South	98
#10	Hopetoun Park	97
#11	Long Forest	97
#12	Darraweit Guim	97
#13	Upper Plenty	97
#14	Steels Creek	97
#15	Gruyere	97
#16	Merrimu	97
#17	Dixons Creek	96
#18	Heathcote Junction	96
#19	Coimadai	96
#20	Yellingbo	95
#21	Chum Creek	95
#22	Port Melbourne	95
#23	Castella	95
#24	St Kilda	95
#25	Carlton	95
#26	East Melbourne	95
#27	Melbourne	95
#28	Rowsley	95
#29	Clonbinane	94
#30	Docklands	94
#31	Balliang	94
#32	Elwood	94
#33	North Melbourne	94
#34	South Melbourne	94
#35	Sunbury	94
#36	Hoddles Creek	94
#37	Parkville	94
#38	Abbotsford	94
#39	Brighton	94
#40	Don Valley	94
#41	West Melbourne	94
#42	Richmond	94
#43	Fitzroy North	94
#44	Mount Macedon	94
#45	South Yarra	93
#46	Toolangi	93
#47	Lara	93
#48	Waterford Park	93
#49	Altona	93
#50	Nar Nar Goon North	93

Index shows relative strength within this list. 100 is the top-ranked suburb; lower values are further from the leader, not an overall suburb rating.

Last updated 17 August 2026 at 1:40 am AEST

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