3.7% ▲ +2.2%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Mackay Harbour · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Mackay Harbour
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in Mackay Harbour relies on a car to get around. With only 3.7% of households lacking a motor vehicle, the area is far more dependent on private transport than the national average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is high here, with 40.6% of homes owning two vehicles and 16.8% having three or more. This means far fewer homes are without a car compared to the Queensland and Australian figures.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Mackay Harbour splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (42%) and 1 vehicle (37%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, as 70.2% of people drive themselves. Meanwhile, 0.0% of workers use public transport and only 4.7% work from home, which is far below the national figure.
4.7% ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
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.
While there are 4.88 stops per 1,000 people—far above the Queensland average—service is limited. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state figure, and the only available mode is the bus.
3
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.88
Higher than 59% 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).
284.6
Lower than 70% 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).
2
Lower than 86% 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.
Accessing public transport is difficult for many residents. The typical walk to the nearest stop takes 21 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
21
Higher than 80% 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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Mackay Harbour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/312021347/mackay-harbour/topic/transport