0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Mount Vincent · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Mount Vincent
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost 44% of homes in Mount Vincent have two motor vehicles, making private cars the primary way to get around. While some people work from home, the area's distance from the city and limited service frequency mean very few residents rely on public transport.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 26.4% of households owning four or more vehicles. In contrast, no homes in the area are without a motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Mount Vincent, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 4 or more (26%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 52% of residents, while 26% work from home, a figure well above the Australian average. No one in the area commutes using public transport.
26.0% ▲ +169.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
There are 5.26 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is about the same as the state average. However, the number of weekly departures is far below the New South Wales figure, with only buses serving the area.
2
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.26
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).
73.7
Higher than 65% 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.
It takes 84 minutes to drive to the city, which is longer than in most similar areas. The typical walk to the nearest transport stop takes 13 minutes.
13
Higher than 50% 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.
84
Higher than 59% 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 Mount Vincent [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12810/mount-vincent/topic/transport