Marshall · Suburb / Locality

Transport & Vehicles in Marshall

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

Eighteen different public transport routes serve Marshall, making it an area with far more transit options than most similar places. While the neighbourhood is well connected, the majority of residents still rely on cars for their daily needs.

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📍 Marshall, Suburb / Locality

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Nearly 8% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas. About 47% of households have one vehicle, and 32% have two.

7.9% ▼ -15.0%

Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.3%
  • 2016: 6.7%
  • 2021: 7.9%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Marshall, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 47%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and 3 vehicles (8%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Most people drive themselves to work, with 63.2% as the driver. While 14.5% work from home, this is far below the 25.7% seen across Victoria.

14.5% ▲ +227.5%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.4%
  • 2016: 2.7%
  • 2021: 14.5%

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

1.5% ▼ -74.9%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.9%
  • 2016: 3.3%
  • 2021: 1.5%

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 Marshall, Car (driver) is the majority at 75%; Worked at home is next at 17%.

Public transport access

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

Public transport is highly accessible, with 7.83 stops per 1,000 people, far above the state figure of 4.41. Buses make up the bulk of this service, accounting for 82.7% of the transport mode.

7.83

Higher than 86% 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).

1,454.1

Higher than 89% 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.

Residents have quick access to transit, with a typical 4-minute walk to the nearest stop, which is lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is around 56 minutes.

4

Lower than 71% 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.

56

Lower than 58% 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 Marshall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21615/marshall/topic/transport