Maraylya · Suburb / Locality

Transport & Vehicles in Maraylya

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Far more households here own multiple cars than in most similar areas, making Maraylya a place where residents rely heavily on their own transport. Almost every home has at least one vehicle, and over 30% of households own four or more cars.

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Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Only 0.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the figures for New South Wales and Australia. Most families have multiple cars, with 31% owning two and 22.2% owning three.

0.8% ▼ -31.8%

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.2%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.8%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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Maraylya splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (31%) and 4 or more (31%), with 3 vehicles at 22%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home is common here, with 31.7% of people doing so, which is far above the national figure. For those who travel, 44.7% drive themselves, while only 0.6% use public transport.

31.7% ▲ +222.9%

Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.8%
  • 2016: 8.8%
  • 2021: 31.7%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

0.6% ▼ -45.5%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.1%
  • 2016: 2.5%
  • 2021: 0.6%

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.

How people get to work

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In Maraylya, Car (driver) is the majority at 55%; Worked at home is next at 39%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

There are 23 public transport stops and 3 routes, which is more than most similar areas. However, this doesn't translate to accessibility, as no one can reach other people within 45 minutes by transit.

17.95

Higher than 91% 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).

230.3

Higher than 73% 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).

0

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

The walk to the nearest stop is shorter than in most areas, taking about 6 minutes. It takes 41 minutes to drive to the city, which is a lower travel time than in many similar places.

6

Lower than 64% 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.

41

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality 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 Maraylya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12494/maraylya/topic/transport