1.9% ▼ -38.1%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Maitland - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Maitland - North
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has jumped by 16 percentage points since 2011 in Maitland - North, where 21.6% of people now do their jobs from a home office. This shift comes as the area relies heavily on private cars, with only 1.9% of households living without a motor vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 71% of homes owning two or more vehicles. Only 1.9% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Maitland - North, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (24%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Over half of workers drive to their jobs and very few use public transport, with only 0.2% doing so. This is among the lowest rates for similar areas and is a little below the national figure.
21.6% ▲ +296.2%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.2% ▼ -84.4%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 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.
Public transport is mainly provided by buses, which make up 96.7% of services. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state figure, sitting at 189.5 compared to 1,313.6.
38
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.35
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
189.5
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
4
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting around without a car is difficult, as it takes a typical resident 27 minutes to walk to the nearest stop. This is much higher than most areas, and the drive time to the city is among the highest for its level.
27
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
116
Higher than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 Maitland - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106021116/maitland-north/topic/transport