6.4% ▼ -32.5%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Mawson · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Mawson
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people use public transport to get to work in Mawson than in most similar areas. While the area is well-connected by car, with a short 13-minute drive to the city, 5.2% of workers rely on transit. Most households own at least one motor vehicle, though the number of car-free homes has fallen since 2011.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 6.4% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is higher than most areas. The most common setup is one vehicle per home at 44.4%, followed by two vehicles at 36.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Mawson, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 44%, followed by 2 vehicles (36%) and 3 vehicles (8%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen to 9.1% since 2011, though this is far below the national figure of 21.0%. Driving as the sole occupant is the most common trip, at 62.3%.
9.1% ▲ +233.3%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.2% ▼ -41.8%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 5.2%
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.
Public transport here is entirely based on buses, with 17 stops available. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the territory figure, and the area has fewer routes than about 74% of similar places.
17
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.94
Higher than 59% 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).
785.8
Lower than 51% 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).
3
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
11,061
Lower than 67% 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).
38,807
Lower than 54% 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).
49
Lower than 68% 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 drive time of 13 minutes that is much lower than most areas. A walk to the nearest transit stop typically takes around 4 minutes.
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.
13
Lower than 80% 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 Mawson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/801091106/mawson/topic/transport