10.3% ▼ -27.4%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Morwell · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Morwell
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people work from home in Morwell than across the rest of the state, with only 8.8% doing so. While the area has a high number of public transport stops, most residents still rely on cars to get around. This dependence is clear in the daily commute, where the vast majority of workers drive themselves.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 10.3% of homes in Morwell have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the Victorian figure of 7.6%. However, this has fallen by 3.9 percentage points since 2011. The most common setup is one vehicle per home, at 44%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Morwell, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 44%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and No vehicle (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Only 1.2% of workers use public transport to get to work, which is a little below the national figure of 3.1%. Working from home is also far below the state average of 25.7%, though it has rose 7.1 percentage points since 2011.
8.8% ▲ +402.3%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.2% ▼ -34.3%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 1.2%
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.
Morwell has a high level of infrastructure with 113 public transport stops and 18 routes, making it larger than about 85% of similar areas. With 7.83 stops per 1,000 people, this is far above the Victorian average of 4.41.
113
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.83
Higher than 86% 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).
1,278.4
Higher 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).
18
Higher than 84% 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.
Reaching the city takes much longer here than in most areas, with a typical drive time of 99 minutes. It also takes much longer to reach a stop on foot, with a typical walk of 19 minutes.
19
Higher than 79% 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.
99
Higher than 88% 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 Morwell
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Morwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/205041096/morwell/topic/transport