6.1% ▲ +61.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Mitchell Park · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Mitchell Park
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people work from home in Mitchell Park than in the rest of the state. Most residents rely on cars to get around, though there is a surprisingly high number of homes without any motor vehicle compared to similar areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 6.1% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. For those who do own cars, 34.8% of households have two vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Mitchell Park, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 35%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Nobody uses public transport to get to work, and only 9.5% of people work from home, which is far below the Victorian figure of 25.7%. Most residents drive themselves to work.
9.5% ▲ +171.1%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 9.5%
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: 0.7%
- 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 4.51 stops per 1,000 people, which is much higher than most areas, there are far fewer weekly departures than the state average. All available public transport is provided by bus.
4
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.51
Higher than 75% 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).
421.6
Higher than 77% 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.
The walk to the nearest stop takes 34 minutes, which is higher than most areas. It takes typically 79 minutes to drive to the city.
34
Higher than 70% 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.
79
Higher than 56% 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 Mitchell Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21707/mitchell-park/topic/transport