5.1% ▲ +11.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Mortlake · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Mortlake
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people work from home in Mortlake than in most similar areas, with 43.7% of the workforce doing so. This strong preference for remote work is a standout feature of the local transport landscape, contrasting with the area's limited public transport options.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 5.1% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. Most households keep one or two cars, with 46.8% owning one and 40.3% owning two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Mortlake, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 47%, followed by 2 vehicles (40%) and 3 vehicles (7%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with a rate far above the national figure of 21.0%. Only 1.4% of workers use public transport to get to their jobs, which is a little below the New South Wales average of 2.7%.
43.7% ▲ +926.5%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 43.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.4% ▼ -79.2%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 1.4%
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.
Mortlake has three public transport stops and one route, which is more than about 74% of similar areas. While there are 991.3 weekly departures per 1,000 people, this is well below the New South Wales figure of 1,313.6.
3
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.54
Higher than 63% 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).
991.3
Higher than 86% 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).
1
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
23,113
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality 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).
72,830
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality 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).
63
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality 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.
A short 3-minute walk to the nearest stop is much lower than most similar areas. Additionally, the 16-minute drive time to the city is much lower than in most other areas.
3
Lower than 79% 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.
16
Lower than 87% 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)).
- 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 Mortlake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12740/mortlake/topic/transport