Murrays Beach · Urban Centre

Transport & Vehicles in Murrays Beach

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

A huge 37.3% of people in Murrays Beach work from home, which is far above the national figure. This makes the area stand out for its flexible working patterns and a very high reliance on private cars for those who do travel.

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📍 Murrays Beach, Urban Centre

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Every single home in Murrays Beach now has at least one motor vehicle, a figure that is well below the state and national averages. Over half of all households own two vehicles.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 6.4%
  • 2016: 4.4%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Murrays Beach, 2 vehicles is the majority at 53%; 1 vehicle is next at 30%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home is very common here, with a 37.3% rate that is among the highest for similar areas. Only 0.9% of the workforce uses public transport, which is a little below the New South Wales figure.

37.3% ▲ —

Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 2.8%
  • 2021: 37.3%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

0.9% ▲ —

Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.9%

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.

How people get to work

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In Murrays Beach, Car (driver) is the majority at 52%; Worked at home is next at 46%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Murrays Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121085/murrays-beach/topic/transport