7.5% ▼ -22.1%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Mentone · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Mentone
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people work from home in Mentone than in most similar areas, with 35% of workers skipping the commute. This high rate of home working is a major shift for the area, as the figure rose 31 percentage points since 2011.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, and 7.5% of households have no motor vehicle. This lack of a car is about the same as the Victorian figure of 7.6%, though the proportion has fallen 2.1 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Mentone, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 45%, followed by 2 vehicles (36%) and 3 vehicles (8%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
While 35% of people work from home, only 3% use public transport to get to work, which is a sharp fall from 11.7% in 2011. Driving is the most common choice, with 43% of workers as the driver.
35.0% ▲ +699.7%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 35.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.0% ▼ -74.7%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 3.0%
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.
Mentone is very well connected, with 17 public transport routes and 66 stops. This makes it better than about 84% of similar areas, providing a weekly number of departures per 1,000 people that is well above the Victorian figure.
66
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.00
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,896.8
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
17
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
48,417
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
229,821
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
54
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to a nearby stop is easier than in most areas, with a typical walk of just 2 minutes. The drive time to the city is 23 minutes, which is around the middle for its level.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
23
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- 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 Mentone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208031190/mentone/topic/transport