1.8% ▼ -49.5%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Macdonald Park · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Macdonald Park
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 63% of working residents in Macdonald Park drive themselves to work, reflecting a heavy reliance on cars. Very few homes lack a vehicle, and most households own two or more. This makes the area stand out for its high level of car ownership compared to state and national figures.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every home has a car, with only 1.8% of households without one. This is well below the 7.2% for South Australia and 7.4% for the rest of the country, as over 86% of homes here own two or more vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Macdonald Park, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 3 vehicles (23%) and 4 or more (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
About 10.3% of people work from home, which is far below the national figure of 21.0%. While 1.6% use public transport to get to work—higher than most similar areas—the vast majority still rely on cars.
10.3% ▲ +75.7%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.6% ▲ +21.8%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 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.
Public transport is very limited in Macdonald Park, with no stops or routes listed. This is far below the state average for stops per 1,000 people and means very few people are reachable by transit within 45 minutes.
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).
16,215
Lower than 54% 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.
The drive to the city takes about 28 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. However, getting to the nearest transport stop is more difficult here, with a walking time that is higher than most areas.
32
Higher 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.
28
Lower than 76% 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 Macdonald Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40800/macdonald-park/topic/transport