1.4% ▼ -43.4%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Margate - Snug · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Margate - Snug
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home rose by 6.3 percentage points since 2011 in Margate - Snug, reflecting a shift in how people manage their daily travel. While more people now work locally, the area remains heavily reliant on cars, with only 1.4% of homes lacking a motor vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 42.9% of homes having two vehicles and 13.5% owning four or more. Only 1.4% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the state and national figures.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Margate - Snug, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (25%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, with 64.5% as the driver. Only 2% use public transport, which is about the same as the state figure, while 10.7% work from home—far below the national average of 21%.
10.7% ▲ +144.9%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.0% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 2.0%
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.
Bus services are the only option here, but the area has far fewer weekly departures per 1,000 people than the state average. There are 17 different routes, but the number of stops is smaller than about half of similar areas.
37
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.36
Higher than 51% 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).
401.0
Lower than 66% 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).
17
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
8,482
Lower than 77% 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).
8,482
Lower than 87% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
The typical drive to the city takes 21 minutes. However, getting to the nearest transit stop is a challenge for many, as a 38-minute walk is much higher than in most areas.
38
Higher than 89% 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.
21
Lower than 57% 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 Margate - Snug [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/601041024/margate-snug/topic/transport