8.9% ▼ -19.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Murray Bridge · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Murray Bridge
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people in Murray Bridge are now without a car than in previous years. This shift is seen in a community where 8.9% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that is a little above the national average. While there are many public transport stops, very few residents actually use them for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.9% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. For those who do own cars, the most common setup is one vehicle per home at 41.6%, followed by two vehicles at 32.0%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Murray Bridge, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 42%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Only 0.2% of workers use public transport, which is well below the South Australian figure. Very few people work from home here, at just 3.7%, a rate far below the national average of 21.0%.
3.7% ▲ +95.9%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.2% ▼ -37.6%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.2%
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.
The area has 41 public transport stops and 30 routes, which are among the largest totals for this level. However, weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state average, and almost all services are buses.
41
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.73
Higher than 68% 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).
72.7
Higher than 65% 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).
30
Higher than 87% 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.
The typical drive time to the city is 49 minutes, which is lower than most similar areas. It takes about 8 minutes to walk to the nearest transport stop, putting the area around the middle for its level.
8
Lower than 57% 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.
49
Lower than 62% 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 Murray Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40987/murray-bridge/topic/transport