3.8% ▼ -18.6%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Mulgrave · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Mulgrave
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over a quarter of workers in Mulgrave now work from home, a figure that has jumped 24 percentage points since 2011. This shift is a major part of how people get around, as the area relies heavily on private cars and a large network of buses.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes in Mulgrave own at least one car, with 45.7% having two. Only 3.8% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Mulgrave, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here, with 27.1% of people doing so, which is well above the national figure. Meanwhile, public transport use for commuting has fallen to 1.9%, nearly the same as the state average.
27.1% ▲ +784.4%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.9% ▼ -53.6%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 1.9%
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.
Mulgrave has one of the largest networks of public transport routes and stops, with 110 stops in total. Weekly departures are well above the Victorian average, though the area relies entirely on buses.
110
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.53
Higher than 67% 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).
1,934.9
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).
40
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
42,137
Higher than 84% 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).
127,724
Higher than 76% 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).
73
Higher than 76% 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.
A typical drive to the city takes about 21 minutes. However, walking to the nearest transit stop takes about 6 minutes, which is longer than in 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.
21
Lower than 57% 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 Mulgrave [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/212051325/mulgrave/topic/transport