6.8% ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Maribyrnong · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Maribyrnong
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A short 11-minute drive to the city makes Maribyrnong an incredibly connected place to live. It is an area where working from home is very common, with 32.1% of residents doing so—a figure far above the national average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, though 6.8% of households have no motor vehicle. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the Victorian and Australian figures.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Maribyrnong, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 48%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and 3 vehicles (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is a major trend here, with 32.1% of the workforce doing so, which is well above the state average. While 44% of people drive to work, only 2.8% use public transport, a rate about the same as across Australia.
32.1% ▲ +969.3%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.8% ▼ -68.4%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 2.8%
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.
Public transport is highly accessible, with 6.20 stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the state figure. The area has 78 stops and 9 routes, making it one of the best-connected spots for reaching others by transit.
78
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.20
Higher than 82% 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).
3,069.1
Higher than 97% 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).
9
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
58,316
Higher than 87% 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).
178,625
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
51
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Daily travel is convenient, as the typical walk to the nearest stop is only 2 minutes. This is much lower than most other areas.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
11
Lower than 94% 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 Maribyrnong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21604/maribyrnong/topic/transport