11.4% ▼ -16.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Marden · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Marden
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 60% of workers in Marden commute by driving themselves to work. This area stands out for its high public transport use and a significant number of homes without cars. It is well-connected to the city, with a short drive time and frequent bus services.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 11.4% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is well above the national figure of 7.4% and among the highest for similar areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Marden, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 50%, followed by 2 vehicles (28%) and No vehicle (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is 9.7%, well above the 3.1% national average. This is much higher than in most other similar areas, while only 10.1% of residents work from home, which is far below the Australian figure of 21%.
10.1% ▲ +404.6%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
9.7% ▼ -29.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 9.7%
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.
Marden has 12 bus routes and 12 stops, which is more than 83% of similar areas. This strong infrastructure means transit times to the city are much lower than most areas, though all services are by bus.
12
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.54
Higher than 76% 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).
1,232.1
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).
12
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
0
Lower than 99% 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).
97,050
Higher than 78% 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).
41
Lower than 79% 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.
The drive to the city is very quick, taking only 8 minutes, which is among the lowest for similar areas. Residents also have easy access to transport, with a short 4-minute walk to the nearest stop.
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.
8
Lower than 97% 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 Marden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40828/marden/topic/transport