6.0% ▼ -23.1%
Higher than 58% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Macarthur · Federal Electorate
Transport & Vehicles in Macarthur
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has surged in Macarthur, with the figure jumping 24 percentage points since 2016 to 26.6%. This shift is part of a broader change in how people move, while the number of homes without a car has fallen since 2011. Most residents rely on private vehicles for travel, which is common given the long drive times to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households here own at least one car, with 39.5% owning two. Only 6% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that is higher than most areas but has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Macarthur, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (34%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
A huge 26.6% of people now work from home, which is well above the national figure. In contrast, those using public transport to get to work fell sharply from 9.2% in 2016 to just 2.5% in 2021.
26.6% —
Higher than 75% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.5% —
Higher than 50% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 2.5%
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.
Macarthur has 1,066 public transport stops and 81 routes, which is more than the vast majority of similar areas. The network is dominated by buses, which make up 96.9% of the services.
1,066
Higher than 87% of federal electorate areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.19
Higher than 67% of federal electorate areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,368.8
Higher than 62% of federal electorate 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).
81
Higher than 81% of federal electorate 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 drive time to the city is among the highest for areas at this level, totaling 420 minutes.
420
Higher than 99% of federal electorate 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 Macarthur [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED125/macarthur/topic/transport