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Best Public Transport in Victoria

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

Docklands currently leads this Victoria list. Suburbs with the strongest public transport connectivity and accessibility scores from official stop counts and desirability data. The index is relative to this list (100 = the top suburb here), not an overall suburb rating. Very small localities can rank highly when nearby services score well — check population and housing on each profile before treating a rank as a place to live.

Rank	Suburb	Index
#1	Docklands	100
#2	East Melbourne	99
#3	Parkville	99
#4	Geelong	98
#5	Fairfield	98
#6	Footscray	98
#7	Ballarat Central	97
#8	Melbourne	96
#9	Bendigo	95
#10	Carrum	95
#11	Shepparton	94
#12	West Melbourne	94
#13	Wendouree	91
#14	Spotswood	91
#15	Coburg North	91
#16	Sorrento	90
#17	Sunshine	90
#18	Ripponlea	90
#19	Epsom	90
#20	Armadale	89
#21	Fitzroy North	89
#22	Cremorne	89
#23	Essendon	89
#24	Stawell	89
#25	Maryborough	88
#26	Northcote	88
#27	Altona North	88
#28	Mooroopna	88
#29	Malvern	88
#30	Camberwell	88
#31	North Geelong	87
#32	Altona	87
#33	Brighton	87
#34	Flemington	87
#35	Heidelberg West	87
#36	Brunswick West	87
#37	Burnley	87
#38	Horsham	86
#39	Preston	86
#40	East Geelong	85
#41	Moonee Ponds	85
#42	Edithvale	85
#43	Oakleigh	85
#44	Flora Hill	85
#45	Newcomb	85
#46	Creswick	85
#47	Coburg	85
#48	Richmond	85
#49	Yarraville	84
#50	Carlton North	84

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 3 October 2026 at 1:48 am AEST

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