Lake Munmorah - Mannering Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Transport & Vehicles in Lake Munmorah - Mannering Park

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Almost every household in Lake Munmorah - Mannering Park relies on a car to get around. Only 3.7% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that is well below the national average and has fallen since 2011. This heavy dependence on cars is reflected in the very low number of people using public transport to get to work.

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📍 Lake Munmorah - Mannering Park, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Most homes have at least one car, with 31.8% owning two and 10.5% owning three. The proportion of households without a vehicle is much lower than in most other areas.

3.7% ▼ -37.3%

Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 5.8%
  • 2016: 4.5%
  • 2021: 3.7%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Lake Munmorah - Mannering Park, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 47%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and 3 vehicles (11%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Only 0.4% of workers use public transport, which is much lower than in most similar areas. While 17.1% of people now work from home—up 14 points since 2011—this is still far below the New South Wales figure.

17.1% ▲ +411.7%

Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 3.3%
  • 2016: 3.9%
  • 2021: 17.1%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

0.4% ▼ -67.0%

Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 1.1%
  • 2016: 1.5%
  • 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.

How people get to work

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In Lake Munmorah - Mannering Park, Car (driver) is the majority at 73%; Worked at home is next at 22%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

The area has 103 public transport stops, which is more than 90% of similar areas, but these are all buses. Despite having far more stops per 1,000 people than the state average, the number of weekly departures is far below the New South Wales figure.

103

Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.

9.40

Higher than 87% 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).

790.4

Lower than 51% 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).

10,960

Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).

10,960

Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

A typical trip to the city takes 75 minutes, which is much longer than in most areas. However, the walk to the nearest transport stop is about 5 minutes, which is around the middle for its level.

5

Higher than 50% 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.

75

Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Lake Munmorah - Mannering Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/102021050/lake-munmorah-mannering-park/topic/transport