8.3% ▼ -36.0%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Port Macquarie - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Port Macquarie - West
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Heavy reliance on cars defines daily life in Port Macquarie - West, where 65.9% of workers drive to their jobs. While the area has a fair number of bus stops, very few people actually use them to commute. This car-dependent pattern is reflected in the fact that 45.2% of homes have just one vehicle and 32.7% have two.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that is much higher than most areas and has fallen since 2011. Most households rely on one or two cars, while 4.5% have four or more vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Port Macquarie - West, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 45%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and 3 vehicles (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Only 0.5% of people use public transport to get to work, which is much lower than most areas. Working from home has risen to 10.3% since 2011, though this remains far below the New South Wales figure of 31.0%.
10.3% ▲ +103.1%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▼ -25.2%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.5%
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.
The area has 89 public transport stops and 13 routes, all using buses. However, there are only 517 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far below the state figure of 1,313.6.
89
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.21
Lower than 52% 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).
517.0
Lower than 61% 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).
13
Higher than 73% 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.
Walking to the nearest transport stop takes typically 26 minutes, which is much higher than in most areas.
26
Higher than 84% 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.
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 Port Macquarie - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108041164/port-macquarie-west/topic/transport