8.4% ▼ -21.4%
Higher than 78% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Marion · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Marion
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Most residents in Marion rely on cars, with 62.1% of workers driving themselves to work. The area is well-connected, offering public transport access and service frequency that is much higher than most other regions. This balance of private vehicle use and strong transit options defines how people move through the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Around 8.4% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas, though this figure has fallen since 2011. Most households own either one or two cars, while 5.1% have four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Marion splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (38%) and 2 vehicles (37%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is among the highest at this level at 6.3%, which is well above the national figure. Meanwhile, 9.6% of people work from home, a figure that is far below the Australian average of 21%.
9.6% ▲ +269.2%
Lower than 67% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.3% ▼ -23.9%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 6.3%
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.
Marion has 516 public transport stops and 77 routes, meaning it has more stops than about 85% of similar areas. This helps explain why weekly departures per 1,000 people are well above the state figure.
516
Higher than 85% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.45
Higher than 77% of council (lga) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,747.8
Higher than 89% of council (lga) 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).
77
Higher than 87% of council (lga) 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 efficient, with a typical one-minute walk to the nearest stop, which is among the lowest at this level. The drive time to the city is 19 minutes, which is lower than most areas.
1
Lower than 99% of council (lga) 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.
19
Lower than 73% of council (lga) 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 Marion [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA44060/marion/topic/transport