7.8% ▲ +9.1%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Merriwa · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Merriwa
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people now rely on public transport and cars to get around Merriwa than in previous years. Most homes have one or two vehicles, though nearly 8% of households have no car at all. While the area is well-connected by buses, it remains a distance from the city centre.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7.8% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. Most households keep one or two cars, with 42.9% having one and 32.7% having two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Merriwa, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and 3 vehicles (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is rare here, with only 5.1% of residents doing so, a figure far below the Australian average of 21%. The most common way to get to work is by driving, though 3.9% use public transport.
5.1% ▲ +164.8%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.9% ▼ -12.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 3.9%
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.
Bus services are a key feature, with 23 stops and three routes, which is more than most similar areas. However, the trip to the city takes 73 minutes, which is much longer than in most other areas.
23
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.12
Higher than 74% 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).
1,153.2
Higher than 87% 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).
3
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
23,679
Higher than 77% 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).
58,347
Higher than 68% 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).
73
Higher 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.
Getting to a transport stop is very easy, with a typical walk of only one minute. The drive time to the city is 27 minutes, which is much lower than most areas.
1
Lower than 99% 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.
27
Lower than 77% 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 Merriwa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50939/merriwa/topic/transport