Mornington - Warrane · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Transport & Vehicles in Mornington - Warrane

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Far more homes in Mornington - Warrane live without a car compared to the rest of the state. While 11.9% of households have no motor vehicle, the area offers exceptional public transport access with 12.19 stops per 1,000 people, a figure far above the Tasmanian average.

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📍 Mornington - Warrane, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

About 11.9% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is well above the 6.1% seen across Tasmania. This is a decrease from 2011, when 16.2% of households lived without a car.

11.9% ▼ -26.6%

Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 16.2%
  • 2016: 12.5%
  • 2021: 11.9%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Mornington - Warrane, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 40%, followed by 2 vehicles (31%) and No vehicle (12%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Public transport use for commuting is much higher than in most areas at 6.1%, while those working from home are far fewer than the national figure of 21%. Most residents still drive to work, with 63.5% being the driver.

4.9% ▲ +218.9%

Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 1.6%
  • 2016: 1.6%
  • 2021: 4.9%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

6.1% ▼ -6.5%

Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 6.5%
  • 2016: 7.6%
  • 2021: 6.1%

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.

How people get to work

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In Mornington - Warrane, Car (driver) is the majority at 76%; Car (passenger) is next at 9%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

The area has some of the highest public transport availability in the region, with 13 routes and weekly departures per 1,000 people that are far above the state figure. All transit services are provided by buses.

63

Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.

12.19

Higher than 89% 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).

1,555.7

Higher than 74% 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).

5,168

Lower than 89% 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).

28,093

Lower than 63% 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).

41

Lower than 80% 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 quick, with a typical drive time of just 7 minutes. Residents also enjoy easy access to transit, with a walk to the nearest stop taking only 2 minutes.

2

Lower than 86% 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.

7

Lower than 95% 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 - Warrane [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601021009/mornington-warrane/topic/transport