7.8% ▼ -25.0%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Maryborough · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Maryborough
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A very high number of public transport stops makes Maryborough stand out compared to similar areas. While the town has 85 stops and 11 routes, very few people actually use them to get to work. Most residents rely on cars, with 74.4% of households owning at least two vehicles.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, and 32.3% own two. About 7.8% of households have no motor vehicle, which is higher than most areas, though this figure fell 2.6 points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Maryborough, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 44%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and 3 vehicles (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far less common here than across Australia, at just 5.7%. Dependence on cars is very high, as 0.0% of the workforce commutes by public transport, a figure that is well below the national level.
5.7% ▲ +95.4%
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 10.42 stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the Victorian figure of 4.41. However, the 593 weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state average.
85
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
10.42
Higher than 88% 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).
593.0
Lower than 58% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to a nearby stop is very easy, with a typical walk of only one minute. Conversely, the drive time to the city is 115 minutes, which is among the highest for similar areas.
1
Lower than 93% 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.
115
Higher than 91% 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).
More for Maryborough
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Maryborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/201031016/maryborough/topic/transport