6.8% —
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Port Macquarie - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Port Macquarie - East
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
About 62% of workers in Port Macquarie - East drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. While public transport infrastructure is relatively common for an area of this size, very few people actually use it for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, and 6.8% of households have no motor vehicle. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is a little below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Port Macquarie - East, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 44%, followed by 2 vehicles (36%) and 3 vehicles (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Only 0.4% of people use public transport to get to work, which is much lower than most areas. This is consistent with the 13.9% who work from home, a figure that is well below the national average of 21%.
13.9% —
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% —
Lower than 85% 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 18 public transport routes and 62 stops, which is more than about 85% of similar places. However, the 693.8 weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the New South Wales figure of 1,313.6.
62
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.27
Higher than 64% 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).
693.8
Lower than 54% 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).
18
Higher than 84% 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 about 9 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
9
Higher than 68% 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 - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/108041619/port-macquarie-east/topic/transport