3.9% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Mill Park - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Mill Park - South
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer homes lack a car in Mill Park - South compared to the state and national figures. Most households here rely on their own vehicles for travel, with only 3.9% of homes without one. This high level of car ownership shapes how people move around and get to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost 41% of homes have two cars, and over a quarter of households own three or more. Only 3.9% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Mill Park - South, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 60.3% of residents. While 18.8% now work from home—a rise of 17 percentage points since 2011—only 2.3% use public transport to commute.
18.8% ▲ +985.6%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.3% ▼ -51.2%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 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.
Buses are the only form of public transport here, with 48 stops across 8 routes. There are more weekly departures per 1,000 people here than the Victorian figure.
48
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.27
Lower than 51% 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).
1,499.6
Higher than 73% 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).
8
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
11,240
Lower than 66% 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).
36,060
Lower than 56% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
It takes about 24 minutes to drive to the city. However, the typical walk to the nearest transport stop takes 6 minutes, which is higher than most similar areas.
6
Higher 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 Mill Park - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/209041221/mill-park-south/topic/transport