Marmong Point · Suburb / Locality

Transport & Vehicles in Marmong Point

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

Car ownership has remained a central part of life in Marmong Point, with very few households lacking a vehicle. While the area has more transport stops than many similar places, almost no one uses them to get to work.

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Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Most homes have at least one car, and 43.1% have two. Only 2.4% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%.

2.4% ▲ +6.0%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2%
  • 2016: 2.1%
  • 2021: 2.4%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Marmong Point, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (15%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home is common for 21.2% of residents, which is about the same as the Australian average. Very few people use other methods to get to work, with 0% using public transport.

21.2% ▲ +400.9%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.2%
  • 2016: 2.4%
  • 2021: 21.2%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.7%
  • 2016: 2.2%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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 Marmong Point, Car (driver) is the majority at 68%; Worked at home is next at 26%.

Public transport access

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

There are 5.23 stops per 1,000 people, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, the 277.1 weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the New South Wales figure of 1,313.6.

5.23

Higher than 78% 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).

277.1

Higher than 74% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

It takes 101 minutes to drive to the city, which is higher than most areas. The walk to the nearest transport stop takes about 8 minutes, which is around the middle for its level.

8

Lower than 57% 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.

101

Higher than 70% 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)).
  • 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 Marmong Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12508/marmong-point/topic/transport