Morisset - Cooranbong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Transport & Vehicles in Morisset - Cooranbong

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

A much lower share of people use public transport in Morisset - Cooranbong compared to the rest of the state. While most homes own several cars, only 0.6% of workers commute using public transport. This heavy reliance on vehicles is reflected in the long drive times and walks to nearby transit stops.

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📍 Morisset - Cooranbong, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Most households here own multiple cars, and only 5.3% of homes have no motor vehicle. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%, and the proportion of car-free homes has fallen since 2011.

5.3% ▼ -29.0%

Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 7.4%
  • 2016: 6.1%
  • 2021: 5.3%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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Morisset - Cooranbong splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (36%) and 2 vehicles (33%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

About one in five people work from home, a figure that rose 14 points since 2011. Very few people use public transport for work, and this has fallen to just 0.6% over the last decade.

20.1% ▲ +235.6%

Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 6.0%
  • 2016: 5.6%
  • 2021: 20.1%

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

0.6% ▼ -76.0%

Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.6%
  • 2016: 2.2%
  • 2021: 0.6%

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 Morisset - Cooranbong, Car (driver) is the majority at 68%; Worked at home is next at 25%.

Public transport access

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

The area has 97 public transport stops and 12 routes, which is more than most similar areas. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the New South Wales figure.

97

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

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

5.35

Higher than 65% 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).

375.9

Lower than 67% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Getting around on foot or by transit is difficult here, with a 16-minute walk to the nearest stop. The typical drive time to the city is 78 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.

16

Higher than 76% 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.

78

Higher than 83% 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)).
  • 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 Morisset - Cooranbong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111021218/morisset-cooranbong/topic/transport