4.8% ▼ -32.5%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Mitcham · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Mitcham
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Most households in Mitcham own at least one car, with 58.2% of workers driving themselves to work. While car use is dominant, the area has a high number of public transport stops and services compared to other regions. This makes it easier for residents to access the city and surrounding suburbs.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is high, with 42.3% of homes having two vehicles and only 4.8% having none. This share of car-free homes is a little below the state and national figures, and has fallen by 2.3 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Mitcham, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose 10 percentage points since 2011 to reach 15.1%, which is well above the South Australian figure. Public transport use for commuting is 4.2%, a little above the national average and much higher than most similar areas.
15.1% ▲ +196.0%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.2% ▼ -36.5%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 4.2%
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.
Mitcham has excellent transit links, with 104 stops—more than 91% of similar areas—and 38 different routes. The number of stops and weekly departures per 1,000 people are both well above the state average.
104
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.
6.30
Higher than 76% 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).
1,690.8
Higher than 77% 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).
38
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
16,506
Higher than 52% 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).
55,154
Higher than 57% 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).
47
Lower than 71% 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.
Getting into the city is fast, with a typical drive time of just 8 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. Residents also live close to transit, with a typical 3-minute walk to the nearest stop.
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.
8
Lower than 93% 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 Mitcham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/403031069/mitcham/topic/transport