6.8% ▼ -19.2%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Macgregor · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Macgregor
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fast travel to the city and easy access to stops make daily commutes efficient for those in Macgregor. While most people still rely on cars, nearly 10% use public transport for work, which is well above the state and national figures.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 6.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the Queensland figure. The most common setup is two cars per household, seen in 36.2% of homes.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Macgregor splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (36%) and 1 vehicle (34%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is among the highest for its level at 9.6%, though this fell 9.5 points since 2011. Working from home rose to 13.4% over the same period, which is about the same as the state average.
13.4% ▲ +239.6%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 13.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
9.6% ▼ -49.9%
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 9.6%
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.
With 5.85 stops per 1,000 people and 14 different routes, public transport access is far above the Queensland average. All public transport in the area is provided by buses.
35
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.85
Higher than 72% 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).
1,257.6
Higher than 66% 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).
14
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
5,979
Lower than 87% 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).
101,125
Higher than 72% 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).
46
Lower than 73% 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.
Daily travel is convenient, with a typical drive time to the city of only 12 minutes. Residents also live very close to transit, with a walk to the nearest stop taking just one minute.
1
Lower than 93% 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.
12
Lower than 83% 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 Macgregor [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303031061/macgregor/topic/transport