6.9% ▼ -6.2%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
East Mackay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in East Mackay
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people work from home in East Mackay than in the rest of Australia. While about 21% of Australians now work from home, only 4.3% do so here. This reliance on traditional workplaces is reflected in a high dependency on cars for daily travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 75% of homes have one or two motor vehicles, though 6.9% of households have none. This is a little above the Queensland figure of 5.8% and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →East Mackay splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (38%) and 2 vehicles (37%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Three quarters of workers drive themselves to work, and only 1.3% use public transport, which is a little below the national figure. Working from home is also rare here, sitting well below the state average.
4.3% ▲ +32.1%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.3% ▼ -33.9%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 1.3%
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.
There are 3.99 stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the Queensland average. However, weekly departures are far below the state figure, with only one bus route serving the area.
15
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.99
Lower than 55% 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).
251.3
Lower than 71% 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).
1
Lower than 93% 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.
Residents generally have quick access to transport, with the typical walk to the nearest stop taking just 2 minutes, which is lower than most similar areas.
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.
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).
More for East Mackay
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in East Mackay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/312021343/east-mackay/topic/transport