11.7% —
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Macquarie Fields · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Macquarie Fields
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A shift toward more flexible work and better transit use defines Macquarie Fields, where 22.3% of people now work from home. This area has a higher proportion of car-free households than most other places, with 11.7% of homes owning no motor vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Many households here get around without a car, with 11.7% owning no vehicle. This is well above the Australian figure of 7.4% and much higher than most similar areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Macquarie Fields, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and No vehicle (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is well above the national figure at 6.8%. While 22.3% of people work from home, this is well below the New South Wales rate of 31.0%.
22.3% —
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.8% —
Higher than 89% 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.
There are 90 public transport stops here, which is more than about 86% of similar areas. With 6.34 stops per 1,000 people, the density of stops is much higher than most areas.
90
Higher 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.
6.34
Higher than 76% 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).
1,216.4
Higher than 65% 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).
14,198
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
62,789
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to the city takes 35 minutes, which is longer than for most areas. However, the walk to the nearest stop is only 2 minutes, which is shorter than in most other places.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
35
Higher than 63% 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)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- 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 Macquarie Fields [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/123021706/macquarie-fields/topic/transport