4.2% ▼ -27.8%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Manly West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Manly West
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer homes in Manly West go without a car compared to the national average. Most residents rely on private vehicles, though nearly 20% of the workforce now works from home. This shift is a major change for the area, with home-based work rising 16 percentage points since 2011.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 4.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Australian figure of 7.4%. Most households are well-equipped, with 43.6% owning two vehicles and 31.2% owning one.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Manly West, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
While 57.3% of workers drive themselves, 19.9% work from home, a figure well above the Queensland average of 14.1%. Public transport use for commuting is about the same as state and national levels at 3.5%.
19.9% ▲ +389.5%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.5% ▼ -52.1%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 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.
There are 48 public transport stops in the area, which is well above the Queensland average for the population size. However, travel time to the city is among the highest for similar areas, taking 85 minutes.
48
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.05
Lower than 54% 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).
674.8
Lower than 55% 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).
8
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
11,860
Lower than 64% 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).
19,750
Lower than 71% 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).
85
Higher than 95% 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.
The drive time to the city is lower than most areas at 19 minutes. For those using public transport, the typical walk to the nearest stop is 5 minutes.
5
Higher than 50% 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.
19
Lower than 63% 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 Manly West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/301031016/manly-west/topic/transport