7.0% ▼ -10.1%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
North Mackay · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in North Mackay
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people rely on public transport and have fewer cars than in most similar areas, making North Mackay stand out. While 7% of homes have no motor vehicle, the area has a high number of transit stops compared to other places of its size.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas. Most households have one or two cars, with 42.6% owning just one.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In North Mackay, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is rare here at 3.7%, a figure far below the national level. The vast majority of people drive to work, though 1.6% use public transport, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
3.7% ▲ +72.3%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.6% ▼ -11.3%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 1.6%
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.
With 24 stops and 5 routes, North Mackay has more transport infrastructure than about 90% of similar areas. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Queensland figure.
24
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.87
Higher than 73% 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).
267.5
Higher than 74% 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).
5
Higher than 86% 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.
It is easier to access transport here than in most areas, with a typical five-minute walk to the nearest stop.
5
Lower than 68% 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 Mackay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32179/north-mackay/topic/transport