1.6% ▼ -26.7%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Port Macquarie Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Port Macquarie Surrounds
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people rely on public transport here than in most similar areas, making Port Macquarie Surrounds a place where private cars are essential. Almost every home owns at least one vehicle, and practically no one uses public transit to get to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 1.6% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the New South Wales average of 9.2%. Most households are well-equipped, with 39.9% owning two cars and another 33% having three or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Port Macquarie Surrounds, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (26%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Not a single person reported commuting by public transport, which is among the lowest rates for any similar area. Working from home is more common here than in most areas, though at 18.9% it remains a little below the national figure.
18.9% ▲ +42.8%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
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 access is very limited, with only 6 stops and 5 routes across the area. This results in just 12.1 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far below the New South Wales figure of 1,313.6.
6
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.13
Lower than 87% 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).
12.1
Lower than 91% 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).
5
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
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)).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Port Macquarie Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108041165/port-macquarie-surrounds/topic/transport