4.8% ▲ +47.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
North Macksville · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in North Macksville
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Driving is the primary way to get around North Macksville, with 64.1% of workers commuting by car as the driver. Most homes here rely on private transport, as very few people work from home or use public transport. This car-dependent lifestyle is reflected in the high number of vehicles owned by each household.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own at least one car, and about 38% have two. Only 4.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In North Macksville, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (38%) and 3 vehicles (7%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Getting to work is almost entirely car-based, with 72.7% of people traveling as a driver or passenger. Very few people work from home at 7.7%, a figure far below the New South Wales average of 31%.
7.7% ▼ -1.0%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 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.
Public transport is limited to buses, with only 1.49 stops per 1,000 people. This is far below the state figure of 5.27, and weekly departures are also much lower than the New South Wales average.
1
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.49
Higher than 63% 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).
56.8
Higher than 64% 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).
3
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Despite the low number of services, those who do use public transport have quick access, with a typical one-minute walk to the nearest stop.
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.
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 Macksville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13006/north-macksville/topic/transport