4.6% ▼ -33.4%
Lower than 65% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Maitland · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Maitland
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A tiny 0.6% of workers in Maitland use public transport to get to work, highlighting a heavy reliance on cars. While the area has many transit stops, the long 110-minute drive to the city makes commuting a challenge. Most households here own at least one vehicle to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very common in Maitland, with only 4.6% of homes having no motor vehicle. This is well below the New South Wales figure of 9.2%, and the number of car-less homes has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Maitland, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose to 17.3% since 2011, though this remains far below the state average of 31.0%. The vast majority of people drive to work, with 58.8% acting as the driver.
17.3% ▲ +457.9%
Higher than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.6% ▼ -66.2%
Lower than 78% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 0.6%
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.
Maitland has 6.68 stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the New South Wales figure of 5.27. However, the weekly number of departures per 1,000 people is well below the state average.
581
Higher than 81% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.68
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
837.9
Higher than 52% of sub-region (sa3) 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).
45
Higher than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to the city takes a long time, with a typical drive of 110 minutes. On the plus side, the walk to the nearest transport stop is short, taking only 3 minutes.
3
Lower than 71% of sub-region (sa3) 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.
110
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) 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)).
- 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 Maitland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/10602/maitland/topic/transport