1.3% ▼ -7.3%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Macedon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Macedon
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has jumped by 27 percentage points since 2011 in Macedon, with 35.1% of workers now doing so. This shift toward remote work is a key part of the local story, as the area remains heavily dependent on private cars and has very limited public transport options.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, as only 1.3% of homes have no motor vehicle—a figure well below the national 7.4%. Nearly half of all households own two vehicles, and 18.4% have three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Macedon, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 48%, followed by 1 vehicle (21%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive or work from home, which is far more common than the national figure. Public transport use for work has fallen since 2011 to just 1.1%, which is a little below the Australian average of 3.1%.
35.1% ▲ +331.4%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 35.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.1% ▼ -81.4%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 1.1%
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 is very limited, with only 2 stops and 3 routes serving the area. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Victorian figure, and the train is the primary mode for those who use it.
2
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.57
Lower than 94% 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).
76.9
Lower than 82% 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).
3
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
3,523
Lower than 92% 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).
3,523
Lower than 94% 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 around without a car is difficult, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 23 minutes, which is much higher than most areas. The drive time to the city is also higher than most, taking about 43 minutes.
23
Higher than 82% 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.
43
Higher than 70% 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 Macedon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/210021233/macedon/topic/transport