9.8% ▼ -34.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Morisset · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Morisset
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 9% of homes in Morisset have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. While there are many public transport stops available, long drive times and distance to services shape how people move around this part of Lake Macquarie.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9.8% of households do not own a car, a figure slightly above the Australian average. Most homes have just one vehicle, while 23.7% of households own two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Morisset, 1 vehicle is the majority at 52%; 2 vehicles is next at 24%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 55% of residents. Only 17.9% work from home, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 31%.
17.9% ▲ +176.2%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.6% ▼ -72.4%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 1.6%
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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
With 18 stops and 8 routes, Morisset has more public transport infrastructure than most similar areas. However, weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state average, with buses making up 81.3% of the service.
18
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.41
Higher than 75% 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).
679.0
Higher than 82% 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).
8
Higher than 86% 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.
Getting around takes more time here than in most areas, with a typical 102-minute drive to the city. Walking to the nearest transport stop also takes longer than usual, averaging 23 minutes.
23
Higher than 61% 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.
102
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 Morisset [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12734/morisset/topic/transport