7.2% ▼ -32.8%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Murwillumbah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Murwillumbah
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 66% of workers in Murwillumbah commute by driving their own car. While the area has a high number of public transport stops, very few people actually use them for work, and working from home is far less common than the national figure.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households have at least one car, with 41.1% owning one and 35.9% owning two. The proportion of homes without a vehicle has fallen to 7.2% since 2011, which is about the same as the Australian figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Murwillumbah, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 41%, followed by 2 vehicles (36%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Only 0.4% of people use public transport to get to work, which is much lower than most similar areas. Working from home rose to 9.9% since 2011, though this remains far below the New South Wales figure of 31.0%.
9.9% ▲ +158.6%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% ▼ -22.6%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
Murwillumbah has 61 stops across 20 routes, giving it a much higher number of stops per 1,000 people than most areas. However, weekly departures are far below the state figure, with only buses serving the area.
61
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.42
Higher than 77% 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).
205.0
Lower than 74% 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).
20
Higher than 86% 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 the nearest public transport stop takes about 7 minutes on foot, which is higher than in most other areas.
7
Higher than 61% 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 Murwillumbah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/112031251/murwillumbah/topic/transport