6.9% ▼ -17.9%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
North Mackay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in North Mackay
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people work from home in North Mackay than the national average, with only 3.7% of workers doing so. Most residents rely on private cars for their daily travel, while public transport remains a minor part of the commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 6.9% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is a little above the Queensland figure and higher than most similar areas. This is a small decrease from 2011, when 8.5% of households were without a vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In North Mackay, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
A vast majority of workers drive, with 72.1% as the sole driver and 5.9% as a passenger. Only 1.5% of the workforce use public transport, which is a little below the state and national figures.
3.7% ▲ +75.3%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.5% ▼ -15.0%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 1.5%
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 the area has 3.98 stops per 1,000 people—well above the Queensland figure—the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state average. All public transport services in the area are buses.
25
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.98
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).
277.7
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).
5
Lower than 64% 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.
The typical time it takes to walk to the nearest public transport stop is 4 minutes, which is around the middle for similar areas.
4
Lower 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.
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 North Mackay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/312021349/north-mackay/topic/transport