2.8% ▼ -12.5%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Malua Bay · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Malua Bay
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive gap in public transport services separates Malua Bay from the rest of the state. While most homes have at least one car, only 1.2% of workers use public transport to get to work. This reliance on private vehicles is clear in a landscape where the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 44 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 43.3% of homes owning two vehicles and 16% owning three. Only 2.8% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Malua Bay, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 66.6% of people as the main driver. Those working from home make up 12.7% of the workforce, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 31%.
12.7% ▲ +82.2%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.2% ▲ +112.3%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 1.2%
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 8 public transport stops and 2 routes, all served by buses. However, weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state figure, reflecting limited service frequency.
8
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.86
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
155.5
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality 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
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Walking is difficult for those without a car, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 44 minutes. This is much higher than most similar areas.
44
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality 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.
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 Malua Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12471/malua-bay/topic/transport