6.3% ▼ -26.2%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Mordialloc - Parkdale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Mordialloc - Parkdale
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A huge 34.4% of workers in Mordialloc - Parkdale now work from home, a figure far above the national average. This shift is part of a broader trend where more people are skipping the daily commute, even though the area has a high number of public transport routes and stops.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have one or two cars, and only 6.3% of households have no motor vehicle. This is a little below the Victorian and Australian figures, and the number of car-free homes has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Mordialloc - Parkdale splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (40%) and 1 vehicle (39%), with 3 vehicles at 10%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen sharply to 34.4% since 2011, which helps explain why only 2.3% of people now commute by public transport. Driving remains the most common way to get to work, used by 44.2% of residents.
34.4% ▲ +680.8%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 34.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.3% ▼ -75.4%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 2.3%
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 87 stops and 17 routes, which is more than about 84% of similar areas. However, the time it takes to reach the city by transit is much higher than in most other areas.
87
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.10
Lower than 53% 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).
1,103.8
Higher than 61% 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).
34,396
Higher than 78% 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).
47,959
Higher than 52% 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).
78
Higher than 83% 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.
The typical walk to the nearest transport stop is about 4 minutes. For those driving, the trip to the city usually takes around 24 minutes, which is about the same as other similar areas.
4
Lower than 57% 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.
24
Lower than 52% 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 Mordialloc - Parkdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/208031193/mordialloc-parkdale/topic/transport