6.5% —
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
East Maitland - Metford · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in East Maitland - Metford
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A single minute walk to the nearest stop is the norm for many in East Maitland - Metford, making it very easy to reach transit. However, cars remain essential for daily life, as most homes have two or more vehicles and very few people use public transport to commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households here own multiple cars, with 38.4% having two and 14% having three. Only 6.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is a higher proportion than in most similar areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →East Maitland - Metford splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (38%) and 1 vehicle (34%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Cars are the primary way to get to work for 58.5% of residents, while only 0.6% use public transport, a figure much lower than most areas. Working from home is more common here than in most similar areas, though it is far below the New South Wales figure.
17.6% —
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.6% —
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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.
The area has an impressive 146 public transport stops, which is among the largest for its size. This means there are 8.12 stops per 1,000 people, a figure well above the New South Wales average.
146
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
8.12
Higher than 86% 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).
1,157.3
Higher than 63% 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).
16
Higher than 80% 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.
While residents can reach a transport stop in just one minute, the drive time to the city is 101 minutes, which is much higher than in most areas.
1
Lower than 93% 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.
101
Higher than 89% 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 East Maitland - Metford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/106021614/east-maitland-metford/topic/transport