3.5% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 3.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Manton · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Manton
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in Manton relies on a car to get around, with a tiny 3.5% of households having no motor vehicle. This heavy dependence on private cars is a central part of daily life in the area, where most people drive themselves to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, as 92.2% of homes have at least two vehicles. This rate of car ownership is well below the New South Wales and national figures for homes without a vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Manton, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 3 vehicles (26%) and 4 or more (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
About 60% of workers drive themselves to work, while 18.1% work from home, which is a little below the national figure. Only 2.3% use public transport, though this is much higher than in most similar areas.
18.1% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.3% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 2.3%
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 5.71 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is a little above the state figure. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the New South Wales average.
2
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.71
Higher than 80% 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).
114.3
Higher than 70% 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 to the nearest transport stop takes about 66 minutes, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
66
Higher than 89% 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 Manton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12491/manton/topic/transport