39.1% —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 39.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
Maryvale · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Maryvale
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Remote living has become more common in Maryvale, where nearly 40% of workers now stay at home. This shift is far above the national figure and highlights a place where most people do not need to travel for work. There are no local public transport options, making private cars essential for the few who do commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
The most common motor vehicles per home is 2 vehicles at 24%, ahead of 3 vehicles (24%).
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Maryvale splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (29%) and 3 vehicles (29%), with 1 vehicle at 21%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Almost 40% of residents work from home, which is far above the 21% national average. For those who do travel, 47.8% drive themselves, while no one uses public transport to get to work.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
There are no public transport routes or stops in the area. This means the number of weekly departures and stops per person is far below the Victorian average.
0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.00
Lower than 99% 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).
0.0
Lower than 99% 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.
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 on foot is difficult, with a 46-minute walk to the nearest stop, which is much higher than most areas. A drive to the city takes about 100 minutes.
46
Higher than 77% 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.
100
Higher than 69% 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 Maryvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21621/maryvale/topic/transport