7.1% ▼ -16.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Morts Estate · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Morts Estate
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A far lower share of people work from home in Morts Estate than across the state, with only 7.6% doing so. This reliance on traditional workplaces is matched by a heavy dependence on cars for commuting, although the area has a relatively high number of public transport stops per person.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, though 7.1% of households have no motor vehicle. This is much higher than most similar areas, even if it is a little below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Morts Estate splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (37%) and 2 vehicles (34%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Almost everyone relies on cars, with 68.2% of workers driving and 4.9% riding as passengers. No one in the area commutes by public transport, which is well below the Australian figure of 3.1%.
7.6% ▲ +357.4%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 7.6%
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: 2.2%
- 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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
While there are 5.5 public transport stops per 1,000 people, there is only one bus route. This means weekly departures per 1,000 people are far 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.
5.50
Higher than 79% 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).
150.5
Higher than 72% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
A typical walk to the nearest stop takes 6 minutes, which is lower than most areas. However, it takes 111 minutes to drive to the city, which is much higher than most areas.
6
Lower than 64% 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.
111
Higher than 75% 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 Morts Estate [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12743/morts-estate/topic/transport