8.3% ▼ -21.4%
Higher than 78% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Marion · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Marion
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Better than average access to public transport defines daily travel in Marion, where 527 stops serve the area. While most people still rely on cars, a higher number of residents use trains and buses for their daily commute than in most other similar places.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.3% of homes in Marion have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas. This is a slight improvement from 2011, when 10.6% of households lived without a car.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Marion splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (38%) and 2 vehicles (37%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is well above the national figure at 6.3%. Conversely, only 9.6% of people work from home, which is far below the Australian figure of 21.0%.
9.6% ▲ +266.8%
Lower than 75% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.3% ▼ -23.8%
Higher than 88% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 6.3%
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 is well served by 77 public transport routes, with weekly departures per 1,000 people being well above the South Australian figure. Buses are the primary mode of transit, making up 90.8% of the network.
527
Higher than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.47
Higher than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,749.0
Higher than 80% of sub-region (sa3) 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).
77
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) 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 around is relatively easy, with a typical three-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is also lower than in most areas, taking around 20 minutes.
3
Lower than 71% of sub-region (sa3) 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.
20
Lower than 64% of sub-region (sa3) 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 Marion [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/40302/marion/topic/transport