4.9% ▼ -29.7%
Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Mitcham · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Mitcham
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A short 13-minute drive to the city makes Mitcham a highly accessible area. Residents rely heavily on cars, though the region has an unusually high number of public transport stops and services compared to other parts of the state.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 41.5% owning two vehicles. Only 4.9% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is a little below the national average and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Mitcham, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose significantly since 2011 to 13.8%, which is well above the South Australian figure. While 58.5% of people drive themselves to work, those using public transport make up 4.8% of the workforce.
13.8% ▲ +220.0%
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.8% ▼ -32.7%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 4.8%
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.
Public transport is widely available with 450 stops and 83 routes. This provides 1,724 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is well above the state figure.
450
Higher than 82% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.66
Higher than 87% 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).
1,724.0
Higher than 88% 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).
83
Higher than 87% 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.
Getting around is convenient for locals, as the typical walk to the nearest transport stop takes only 3 minutes.
3
Lower than 79% 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.
13
Lower than 86% 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 Mitcham
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Mitcham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA44340/mitcham/topic/transport