Marcoola - Mudjimba · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Transport & Vehicles in Marcoola - Mudjimba

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

More than 64% of working residents in Marcoola - Mudjimba drive themselves to work. This reliance on cars is reflected in the high number of vehicles per household, with very few homes lacking a car compared to the rest of Australia.

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📍 Marcoola - Mudjimba, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Only 2.7% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. Most households are well-equipped, with 41% owning two vehicles and 38% owning one.

2.7% ▼ -33.1%

Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 4.0%
  • 2016: 2.7%
  • 2021: 2.7%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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Marcoola - Mudjimba splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (41%) and 1 vehicle (38%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home has grown to 14.7% since 2011, though this remains well below the Australian figure of 21%. Very few people use public transport for their commute, at just 0.9%.

14.7% ▲ +126.0%

Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 6.5%
  • 2016: 7.3%
  • 2021: 14.7%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

0.9% ▼ -48.8%

Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 1.8%
  • 2016: 1.8%
  • 2021: 0.9%

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.

How people get to work

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In Marcoola - Mudjimba, Car (driver) is the majority at 75%; Worked at home is next at 17%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Bus services are the only form of public transport here. While there are 40 stops, the number of routes is smaller than about 81% of similar areas.

40

Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.

3.34

Lower than 64% 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).

717.4

Lower than 54% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Getting around on foot is challenging, as the walk to the nearest stop takes about 10 minutes, which is higher than most areas. The drive time to the city is also much higher than most areas, taking 73 minutes.

10

Higher than 71% 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.

73

Higher than 82% 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).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Marcoola - Mudjimba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316031426/marcoola-mudjimba/topic/transport