5.8% ▲ +31.4%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Mylestom · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Mylestom
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Zero percent of workers use public transport to get to their jobs in Mylestom. This makes the area almost entirely dependent on cars, with nearly 40% of homes owning two vehicles. While there are some local transport options, they aren't used for the daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have at least one car, though 5.8% of households have no motor vehicle. This is much higher than most similar areas, despite being a little below the Australian figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Mylestom splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (38%), with 3 vehicles at 9%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 68% of people as the driver. Those working from home make up 13.3%, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 31%.
13.3% ▲ +172.3%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 13.3%
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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
The area has two bus routes and two stops, which is more than about 72% of similar areas. However, the weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state figure.
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.
5.95
Higher than 81% 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).
95.2
Higher than 68% 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).
2
Higher than 75% 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.
Getting to a nearby stop is quick, with a typical walk of just 2 minutes. This is much lower than most other areas.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
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 Mylestom [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12886/mylestom/topic/transport