18.2% ▼ -44.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 70.4%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
Marama · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Marama
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Work habits in Marama have shifted over time, with 18.2% of people now working from home. This is a remote area where the typical trip to the city takes 104 minutes, making local travel and home-based work essential for the small population.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
The most common motor vehicles per home is 3 vehicles at 39%, ahead of 2 vehicles (28%).
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Marama, the largest group is 3 vehicles at 47%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and 4 or more (20%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Nobody uses public transport to get to work, which is well below the South Australian figure. Instead, most people drive or work from home, with the latter being well above the state average.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 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.
While Marama has two bus stops—a higher number of stops per person than most similar areas—the actual service is very limited. Weekly departures are far below the state average.
2
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
39.22
Higher 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).
39.2
Higher than 62% 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).
1
Higher than 71% 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 is challenging as it takes 25 minutes to walk to the nearest stop, which is higher than in most areas. The drive to the city is also longer than usual at 104 minutes.
25
Higher than 63% 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.
104
Higher than 71% 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 Marama [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40824/marama/topic/transport