1.2% ▼ -46.2%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
South Maclean · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in South Maclean
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in South Maclean relies on a car to get around, with only 1.2% of households lacking a motor vehicle. This makes the area far less likely to be car-free than the Queensland or Australian average. While there are a few local bus routes, the vast majority of residents depend on private transport for their daily needs.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here hold multiple cars, with 85.4% of households owning two or more vehicles. Very few people get by without a car, at a rate well below the national figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In South Maclean, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 3 vehicles (25%) and 4 or more (21%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 66.3% of people commuting as a driver. Working from home is less common here than in most other areas and sits well below the Australian average of 21%.
13.2% ▲ +126.1%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.9% ▼ -35.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 0.9%
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.
Bus services are the only form of public transport available, and while there are more stops here than in many similar areas, the number of departures is far below the Queensland figure.
4
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.79
Higher than 64% 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).
203.9
Higher than 73% 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).
2
Higher than 75% 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 36 minutes to drive to the city, which is faster than in most similar areas. A walk to the nearest transport stop typically takes around 9 minutes.
9
Lower than 56% 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.
36
Lower than 70% 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 South Maclean [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32595/south-maclean/topic/transport