10.3% ▼ -27.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Morwell · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Morwell
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A short three-minute walk to the nearest stop is typical for residents in Morwell. While the area is well-served by public transport, most people still rely on cars to get around. This is a place where few people work from home compared to the rest of the state.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 10.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the Victorian figure of 7.6%. For those who do own cars, the most common setup is a single vehicle, found in 44.1% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Morwell, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 44%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and No vehicle (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Only 8.6% of people work from home, which is far below the Victorian figure of 25.7%. Most workers drive themselves to work, with 66.6% as the sole driver, while only 1.2% use public transport.
8.6% ▲ +386.0%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.2% ▼ -33.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 1.2%
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.
Morwell has 113 public transport stops and 18 routes, which are among the largest at this level. With 7.85 stops per 1,000 people, access is far above the Victorian average of 4.41, and weekly departures are much higher than most areas.
113
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.85
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).
1,282.2
Higher than 88% 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).
18
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.
Residents enjoy quick access to transit, as the walk to the nearest stop is much lower than most areas. However, the drive time to the city is 96 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
3
Lower than 79% 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.
96
Higher than 66% 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 Morwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21769/morwell/topic/transport