27.1% ▲ +7.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.2%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Macquarie Park · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Macquarie Park
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of the workforce in Macquarie Park works from home, a figure far above the national average. This area is built for accessibility, featuring a very high number of public transport stops and short travel times to the city. It is a place where many residents choose not to own a car.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Around 27.1% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is far above the New South Wales and Australian figures. Most households that do own a car have just one, while only 13.2% have two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Macquarie Park, 1 vehicle is the majority at 58%; No vehicle is next at 27%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here at 50.5%, far above the national figure. Those who do travel for work are more likely to use public transport than people in most other areas, with 6.6% doing so.
50.5% ▲ +2136.8%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 50.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.6% ▼ -70.8%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 28.6%
- 2021: 6.6%
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.
Public transport is highly accessible, with 7.5 stops per 1,000 people and 25 different routes. This is supported by a very high number of weekly departures and a short 41-minute transit time to the city.
83
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.50
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
8,239.7
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality 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).
25
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
23,818
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
214,524
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
41
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting around is fast and convenient, with a typical 14-minute drive to the city. Residents also enjoy very easy access to transit, with the nearest stop usually just a one-minute walk away.
1
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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.
14
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality 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)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- 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 Macquarie Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL12446/macquarie-park/topic/transport