9.8% ▼ -69.4%
Higher than 82% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Maribyrnong · Federal Electorate
Transport & Vehicles in Maribyrnong
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A huge shift in travel habits has hit Maribyrnong since 2011, with the number of car-free homes falling by 22 points to just 9.8%. This is now a place where working from home is far more common than the national figure. While most people still drive, the area offers a high volume of public transport services.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 10% of homes in Maribyrnong have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. The most common setup is one vehicle per home at 42.2%, followed by two vehicles at 34.3%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Maribyrnong, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 42%, followed by 2 vehicles (34%) and No vehicle (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged since 2016, rising 29 points to 33.6%, which is well above the Victorian figure. Public transport use for work has fallen sharply to 4%, though this remains a little above the state average.
33.6% —
Higher than 83% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 33.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.0% —
Higher than 71% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 4.0%
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.
Public transport is highly accessible here, with 1,851 weekly departures per 1,000 people, a figure well above Victoria's average. Buses are the primary service, making up 75.2% of the routes, while trams account for 22%.
739
Lower than 59% of federal electorate areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.82
Higher than 53% of federal electorate areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,851.2
Higher than 81% of federal electorate 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).
44
Lower than 66% of federal electorate 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 into the city is quicker than in most other areas, with a typical drive time of 18 minutes. Residents also have some of the easiest access to transit, with a zero-minute walk to the nearest stop.
0
Lower than 99% of federal electorate 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.
18
Lower than 74% of federal electorate 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 Maribyrnong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED231/maribyrnong/topic/transport