4.3% ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Mildura Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Mildura Surrounds
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people rely on public transport in Mildura Surrounds compared to the rest of the state. Most residents depend on their own cars to get around, with very few homes lacking a vehicle. This reliance on private travel is reflected in the low number of people using buses or working from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 4.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6%. Car ownership is high here, with 35.7% of households owning two vehicles and another 32.5% owning three or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Mildura Surrounds, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 36%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 59.6% of residents. Very few people use public transport for their commute at 0.8%, which is a little below the national figure of 3.1%.
15.3% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.8% ▲ +52.7%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 0.8%
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.
While there are 5.37 public transport stops per 1,000 people—a little above the Victorian average—service is sparse. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state figure, with all available services being buses.
20
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.37
Higher than 65% 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).
50.5
Lower than 84% 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).
6
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
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)).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Mildura Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/215021398/mildura-surrounds/topic/transport