6.3% —
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Mornington - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Mornington - West
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of the workers in Mornington - West drive to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. While most homes own at least one vehicle, a significant 26.7% of the workforce now works from home, which is well above the national figure.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 43% of homes have one vehicle and 39% have two. Only 6.3% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is slightly lower than the state and national averages.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Mornington - West splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (43%) and 2 vehicles (39%), with 3 vehicles at 8%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 26.7% of people doing so. In contrast, only 0.8% of workers use public transport to get to their jobs, which is much lower than in most other areas.
26.7% —
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.8% —
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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.
There are 69 public transport stops in the area, which is more than about 74% of similar places. This results in 6.52 stops per 1,000 people, well above the Victorian figure of 4.41.
69
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.52
Higher than 78% 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).
1,380.2
Higher than 70% 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).
4
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
10,581
Lower than 69% 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).
49,161
Higher than 53% 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.
The typical walk to the nearest stop is short, taking only 3 minutes. However, it takes longer to reach the city from here than in most areas, with a typical drive time of 49 minutes.
3
Lower than 71% 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.
49
Higher than 73% 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 Mornington - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/214021592/mornington-west/topic/transport