Maryland - Fletcher - Minmi · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Transport & Vehicles in Maryland - Fletcher - Minmi

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

Private cars are essential for daily life in Maryland - Fletcher - Minmi, where only 2.0% of homes have no motor vehicle. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%. While the area has a fair number of transport stops, very few residents use them to get to work.

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📍 Maryland - Fletcher - Minmi, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Car ownership is very high, with 48.1% of homes owning two vehicles and 15.8% owning three. Only 2.0% of households are without a car, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.

2.0% ▼ -22.5%

Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.6%
  • 2016: 1.7%
  • 2021: 2.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Maryland - Fletcher - Minmi, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 48%, followed by 1 vehicle (25%) and 3 vehicles (16%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Very few people use public transport to commute, at just 0.4%, which is much lower than most areas. Working from home has risen 17 points since 2011 to reach 18.6%, though this remains far below the state figure of 31.0%.

18.6% ▲ +838.8%

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

  • 2011: 2.0%
  • 2016: 2.2%
  • 2021: 18.6%

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

0.4% ▼ -58.0%

Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 1.0%
  • 2016: 1.1%
  • 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 Maryland - Fletcher - Minmi, Car (driver) is the majority at 72%; Worked at home is next at 23%.

Public transport access

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

The area has 91 public transport stops, which is more than 86% of similar areas. These are all bus services, and the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is a little below the New South Wales figure.

91

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.

5.54

Higher than 67% 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).

1,117.7

Higher than 61% 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.

It takes much longer than most areas to drive to the city, with a travel time of 94 minutes. Walking to the nearest stop also takes longer than usual, with a typical walk of 9 minutes.

9

Higher than 68% 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.

94

Higher than 87% 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 Maryland - Fletcher - Minmi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/111031226/maryland-fletcher-minmi/topic/transport