9.1% ▲ +32.6%
Higher than 79% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
McMahon · Federal Electorate
Transport & Vehicles in McMahon
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people work from home in McMahon than across the rest of Australia, with 27.5% of the workforce doing so. While the area has a high number of public transport stops, most people still rely on cars to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9.1% of homes in McMahon have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas and rose from 6.9% in 2011. For those who do own cars, 34.9% of homes have two vehicles, while 34% have just one.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →McMahon splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (35%) and 1 vehicle (34%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose sharply from 2.7% in 2016 to 27.5% in 2021, a figure well above the national average. Meanwhile, the share of people using public transport to get to work fell significantly to 2.3% over the same period.
27.5% —
Higher than 76% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.3% —
Lower than 53% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 2.3%
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.
McMahon has 1,154 public transport stops, among the largest number at this level, and 6.57 stops per 1,000 people is a little above the New South Wales figure. Most of this access is via bus, which accounts for 98.2% of the network.
1,154
Higher than 91% of federal electorate areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.57
Higher than 90% 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).
1,556.6
Higher than 72% 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).
42
Lower than 69% 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 typical walk to the nearest transport stop takes about 7 minutes. For those heading into the city, the usual drive time is 32 minutes.
7
Higher than 50% of federal electorate 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.
32
Higher than 57% 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 McMahon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED128/mcmahon/topic/transport