3.7% ▼ -29.9%
Lower than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Mornington Peninsula · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Mornington Peninsula
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer homes lack a car in Mornington Peninsula than in most other areas. This heavy reliance on private vehicles is reflected in a very low rate of public transport use for work, though working from home has become much more common.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 3.7% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia. Most households are well-equipped, with 41.7% owning two vehicles and another 21% owning three or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Mornington Peninsula, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (34%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen sharply since 2011 to 22.6%, while only 0.5% of people use public transport for their commute. This is a little below the state and national figures, with 54.4% of workers driving themselves to work.
22.6% ▲ +298.9%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▼ -59.4%
Lower than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 0.5%
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 684 public transport stops, which is more than 91% of similar areas, but these are almost entirely buses. Despite the number of stops, weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Victorian figure.
684
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.05
Higher than 59% of council (lga) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
697.7
Higher than 75% of council (lga) 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).
12
Higher than 60% of council (lga) 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 55 minutes to drive to the city, which is typical for its level. However, the 86-minute walk to the nearest stop is among the highest for similar areas.
86
Higher than 99% of council (lga) 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.
55
Higher than 50% of council (lga) 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).
More for Mornington Peninsula
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Mornington Peninsula [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA25340/mornington-peninsula/topic/transport