7.1% ▼ -34.8%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Mornington · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Mornington
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A short 8-minute drive to the city makes Mornington a highly accessible hub for commuters. While most residents rely on cars, the area stands out for its strong public transport network and high number of bus services compared to the rest of the state.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7.1% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than in most similar areas and slightly above the Tasmanian figure of 6.1%. Most households own either one or two vehicles, with 38.2% and 34.8% respectively.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Mornington splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (38%) and 2 vehicles (35%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport is used by 5.4% of workers, which is among the highest for its area and above the national figure of 3.1%. This is consistent with the fact that very few people work from home here, at just 5.2%.
5.2% ▲ +397.0%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.4% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 is well-served by 36 bus stops and 4 routes, with 1,674.4 weekly departures per 1,000 people. This is far above the state figure of 767.0, making it one of the best-connected areas at this level.
36
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
14.58
Higher than 90% 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).
1,674.4
Higher than 90% 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).
4
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
5,168
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
5,168
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
58
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Residents can reach the city in just 8 minutes by car, which is among the lowest drive times for similar areas. The typical walk to the nearest transport stop takes about 15 minutes.
15
Higher than 53% 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.
8
Lower than 97% 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)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- 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 Mornington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60425/mornington/topic/transport