18.6% ▲ +8.7%
Higher than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 16.8%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Macquarie Park - Marsfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Macquarie Park - Marsfield
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly half of the workforce in Macquarie Park - Marsfield works from home, a figure far above the national average. This creates a distinct transport profile where 18.6% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the New South Wales figure. The area balances this car-free living with some of the most frequent public transport services in the region.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost one in five homes have no motor vehicle, a rate far above the national figure that has risen slightly since 2011. Most households that do own a car have just one, accounting for 53.8% of homes.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Macquarie Park - Marsfield, 1 vehicle is the majority at 54%; 2 vehicles is next at 22%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here at 48.3%, which is far above the state and national figures. While 5.3% of people use public transport to get to work—a little above the national average—this is a sharp fall from 19.4% in 2011.
48.3% ▲ +1609.4%
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 48.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.3% ▼ -72.8%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 22.8%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 one of the largest networks of public transport stops and routes, with weekly departures per 1,000 people far above the New South Wales figure. Buses are the primary mode, making up 94.6% of the service.
139
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.
5.84
Higher than 71% 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).
5,058.2
Higher than 89% 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).
27
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
42,792
Higher than 84% 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).
171,669
Higher than 83% 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).
47
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
The typical drive time to the city is only 16 minutes, which is lower than most areas. However, the walk to the nearest transport stop takes about 6 minutes, which is higher than in most other places.
6
Higher than 57% 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.
16
Lower than 71% 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 Park - Marsfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/126021500/macquarie-park-marsfield/topic/transport