18.1% —
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Maroubra - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Maroubra - South
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people work from home in Maroubra - South than in most other parts of the country, with 42.2% of the workforce doing so. This shift toward remote work is a major part of the local landscape, alongside a high number of households that live without any motor vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 18.1% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that is far above the national average of 7.4%. Most households keep one car, while 27.9% have two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Maroubra - South, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 45%, followed by 2 vehicles (28%) and No vehicle (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose sharply to 42.2% since 2016, which is far above the New South Wales figure of 31%. Meanwhile, those using public transport to get to work fell to 3.5% over the same period.
42.2% —
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 42.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.5% —
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 3.5%
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.
The area has a very high number of weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people, which is far above the state figure. All available public transport is provided by buses, with 56 stops across 11 routes.
56
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.05
Higher than 61% 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).
3,832.3
Higher than 88% 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).
11
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
49,936
Higher than 86% 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).
148,997
Higher than 79% 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).
55
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
A short 14-minute drive to the city makes this area much faster to reach the city centre than most other similar places. Residents typically walk about 4 minutes to their nearest transport stop.
4
Lower than 57% 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.
14
Lower than 77% 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 Maroubra - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/118021567/maroubra-south/topic/transport