Minmi · Suburb / Locality

Transport & Vehicles in Minmi

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

Among the highest in its class for public transport access, Minmi has a very high number of stops and services relative to its population. However, cars remain the primary way people get around here, with only 2.1% of homes lacking a motor vehicle.

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📍 Minmi, Suburb / Locality

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Almost every home in Minmi has a car, which is well below the state and national figures for those without one. Most households are well-equipped, with 42.4% owning two vehicles and another 20.3% owning three.

2.1% ▼ -7.2%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3%
  • 2016: 1.3%
  • 2021: 2.1%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Minmi, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (22%) and 3 vehicles (21%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Driving is the dominant way to get to work, as 67.1% of people are car drivers. No one in the area commutes by public transport, and the 14.4% who work from home is far below the New South Wales figure.

14.4% ▲ +611.9%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.0%
  • 2016: 2.7%
  • 2021: 14.4%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Minmi, Car (driver) is the majority at 78%; Worked at home is next at 17%.

Public transport access

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

The area has 9 stops and 3 routes, putting it in the top 20% of similar areas. With 2,241.4 weekly departures per 1,000 people, access is far above the state average and consists entirely of bus services.

12.86

Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).

2,241.4

Higher than 93% of suburb / locality 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Walking to the nearest stop is quick, taking only 4 minutes, which is lower than in most similar areas. However, the drive time to the city is 91 minutes, which is higher than most areas.

4

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality 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.

91

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality 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)).
  • 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 Minmi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12649/minmi/topic/transport