6.0% —
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Mildura - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
About 71% of workers in Mildura - South drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. Most homes have at least one vehicle, and very few people use public transport for their daily commute. While there are many bus stops available, the number of departing services is far below the state figure.
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 38.5% of homes owning two vehicles and 35.3% having one. Only 6.0% of households have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
6.0% —
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Mildura - South splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (38%) and 1 vehicle (35%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
How people travel to work.
Very few people use public transport to get to work, at just 0.3%. Working from home is also far below the national figure at 8.0%, though this has risen since 2016.
8.0% —
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% —
Lower than 90% 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.
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
The area has 146 bus stops—among the largest number for its level—which means there are far more stops per person than in the rest of Victoria. However, the number of weekly departures per person is far below the state average.
146
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
8.90
Higher than 87% 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).
561.0
Lower than 60% 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).
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
It takes about 4 minutes to walk to the nearest public transport stop, which is around the middle for 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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Mildura - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/215021470/mildura-south/topic/transport