8.6% ▼ -39.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Macleay Island · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Macleay Island
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than 8% of homes on Macleay Island have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas. While many people still rely on cars to get around, a fifth of the workforce now works from home. This reflects the unique challenges of island living where traditional transport options are limited.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.6% of homes have no car, a little above the Queensland figure of 5.8%. For those who do own vehicles, the most common situation is having just one car, seen in 54.8% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Macleay Island, 1 vehicle is the majority at 55%; 2 vehicles is next at 28%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
One in five people work from home, which is well above the Queensland figure of 14.1%. Only 2.1% of residents use public transport for their commute, which is a little below the national figure.
20.0% ▲ +152.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 20.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.1% ▼ -20.7%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 2.1%
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 very limited here, with no public transport stops or routes serving the area. This is far below the Queensland average for both stops and weekly departures per 1,000 people.
0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.00
Lower than 99% 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).
0.0
Lower 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).
0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
0
Lower than 99% 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).
0
Lower than 99% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
It takes about 69 minutes to drive to the city, which is around the middle for similar areas. Residents typically face a 13-minute walk to the nearest transport stop.
13
Higher than 50% 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.
69
Higher than 50% 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 Macleay Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31731/macleay-island/topic/transport