7.8% ▼ -21.7%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
West Mackay · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in West Mackay
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 4% of people working from home in West Mackay is far below the national figure. This makes the area stand out as a place where very few residents have home-based jobs. Most people rely on private cars for their daily travel, though there is a higher rate of homes without any vehicle compared to most similar areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas. For those who do own cars, the most common situation is having either one or two vehicles, with 37% of homes in each category.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →West Mackay splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (37%) and 1 vehicle (37%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
The vast majority of workers drive, with 70.4% as the main driver and another 5.4% as passengers. Only 0.8% use public transport for their commute, which is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures.
4.0% ▲ +25.7%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 4.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.8% ▼ -64.4%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 0.8%
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.
West Mackay has 19 public transport stops and 4 routes, which is more than about 85% of similar areas. However, the 195.8 weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Queensland figure of 720.7.
19
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.
2.91
Higher than 69% 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).
195.8
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).
4
Higher than 82% 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.
Getting to the nearest stop is quick here, with a typical walk of just 3 minutes. This is much lower than in most other areas.
3
Lower than 79% 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 West Mackay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33038/west-mackay/topic/transport