2.6% ▼ -15.1%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Murray · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Murray
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 61% of working residents in Murray drive themselves to work, reflecting a heavy reliance on private cars. The area is very car-dependent, with only 2.6% of homes without a motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average of 7.4%.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is high here, with 69% of homes owning two or more vehicles. Only 2.6% of households have no motor vehicle, which is much lower than most similar areas and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Murray, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 37%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (21%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people use public transport to get to work, with the rate falling from 7.0% in 2011 to just 1.7% in 2021. Those working from home make up 7.0% of the workforce, which is far below the Australian figure of 21.0%.
7.0% ▲ +36.8%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.7% ▼ -75.7%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 1.7%
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.
Public transport is very limited, with only three stops and two bus routes serving the area. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Western Australian average.
3
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.26
Lower 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).
19.8
Lower than 86% 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).
2
Lower than 86% 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 into the city is a significant journey, with typical drive times reaching 120 minutes. This is among the highest drive times for areas at this level.
120
Higher than 92% 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 Murray [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/509031248/murray/topic/transport