3.8% ▼ -29.8%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Merimbula - Tura Beach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Merimbula - Tura Beach
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer homes in Merimbula - Tura Beach have gone without a car since 2011, with only 3.8% of households lacking a vehicle. This makes the area much more car-dependent than the state and national averages. Most residents rely on private transport for daily life and work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few households are without a car here, at just 3.8%, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. Most homes own one or two vehicles, with 41.7% having one and 38.5% having two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Merimbula - Tura Beach splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (42%) and 2 vehicles (39%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 63.7% of people as the driver. Only 0.4% use public transport, which is much lower than most areas, while those working from home rose to 12.6% since 2011.
12.6% ▲ +67.6%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 12.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% ▼ -49.2%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.4%
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.
Public transport options are limited to six bus routes, with only 3.39 stops per 1,000 people. This is well below the New South Wales average, and the number of weekly departures is far below the state figure.
39
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.39
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
102.0
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
6
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 to a transit point is difficult for many, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 12 minutes. This is much higher than in most similar areas.
12
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
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 Merimbula - Tura Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101041025/merimbula-tura-beach/topic/transport