4.3% ▼ -17.4%
Lower than 85% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday · Region (SA4)
Transport & Vehicles in Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Around 67% of workers in Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday drive themselves to work, highlighting a heavy reliance on cars. Most households own multiple vehicles, with very few people relying on public transport to get around this large region.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is high here, as only 4.3% of homes have no motor vehicle. This is well below the national figure of 7.4%, and the number of car-free homes has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is uncommon, with only 5.9% of people doing so—far below the Australian figure of 21%. Only 1.9% of the workforce use public transport to get to work, which is a little below both the state and national levels.
5.9% ▲ +32.2%
Lower than 89% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.9% ▼ -27.8%
Lower than 54% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 1.9%
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.
Public transport options are very limited, with only 11 routes and 277 stops. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Queensland figure, and all available services are provided by bus.
277
Lower than 92% of region (sa4) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.53
Lower than 93% of region (sa4) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
101.8
Lower than 91% of region (sa4) 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).
11
Lower than 93% of region (sa4) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
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)).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/312/mackay-isaac-whitsunday/topic/transport