0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Mountain View · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Mountain View
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in Mountain View has a car, making it much more vehicle-reliant than the state and national averages. This is a place where private transport is essential, as there are no public transport stops or routes available for residents.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Not a single home here lacks a motor vehicle, which is well below the 7.6% seen across Victoria. Most households are heavily equipped, with 71.4% of homes owning two or more cars.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Mountain View, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 3 vehicles (25%) and 4 or more (25%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here at 24.4%, which is well above the national figure. For those who do travel, the car is the only option, with 66.7% driving or riding as a passenger.
24.4% —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 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 no public transport routes, stops, or departures in the area. This leaves Mountain View far below the Victorian average of 4.41 stops per 1,000 people.
0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.00
Lower than 99% 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).
0.0
Lower than 99% 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).
0
Lower than 99% 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 around is a challenge for those without a car, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 70 minutes. The drive to the city is also long, typically taking 96 minutes.
70
Higher than 91% 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.
96
Higher than 66% 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).
More for Mountain View
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Mountain View [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21818/mountain-view/topic/transport