2.0% ▼ -20.4%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Durack - Marlow Lagoon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Durack - Marlow Lagoon
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 73% of workers in Durack - Marlow Lagoon drive themselves to work, reflecting a heavy reliance on cars. This is a highly motorised area where only 2% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average of 7.4%.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, with almost half of all homes owning two vehicles. Very few households lack a car, and this low rate of 2.0% has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Durack - Marlow Lagoon, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 50%, followed by 1 vehicle (25%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is rare at 4.6%, which is far below the Australian figure of 21.0%. Very few people use public transport to get to work, with just 1.4% using a bus.
4.6% ▲ +91.7%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.4% ▼ -36.7%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 1.4%
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.
The area has 22 public transport stops and 11 routes, all for buses. While the number of weekly departures is well above the Northern Territory figure, it still takes a high 67 minutes to reach the city by transit.
22
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.89
Higher than 59% 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).
802.9
Higher than 50% 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).
11
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
4,501
Lower than 90% 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).
10,390
Lower than 84% 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).
67
Higher than 66% 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.
Driving to the city is relatively quick, taking just 17 minutes. Residents also enjoy easy access to transit, with a typical two-minute walk to the nearest stop.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
17
Lower than 69% 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 Durack - Marlow Lagoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701041038/durack-marlow-lagoon/topic/transport