5.9% ▼ -25.7%
Higher than 60% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Murray · Region (SA4)
Transport & Vehicles in Murray
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 68% of workers in Murray drive themselves to work, reflecting a heavy reliance on cars in this region. Most homes own at least one vehicle, and few residents use public transport to commute. While the area has a fair number of transit stops, the actual frequency of services is very low.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is high, with 37.8% of homes having two vehicles and 7.3% owning four or more. Only 5.9% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has fallen since 2011 and remains well below the New South Wales average.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Murray splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (38%) and 1 vehicle (36%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people use public transport for their commute, at just 0.3%. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas, while the 10.8% of people working from home is far below the national figure of 21%.
10.8% ▲ +45.3%
Lower than 60% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% ▼ -40.9%
Lower than 94% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.3%
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.
There are 5.13 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is about the same as the state average. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the New South Wales figure, with almost all services being buses.
634
Lower than 75% of region (sa4) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.13
Higher than 68% of region (sa4) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
460.8
Lower than 64% of region (sa4) 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).
97
Higher than 73% of region (sa4) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
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)).
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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/sa4/109/murray/topic/transport