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Port Macquarie · Urban Centre

Transport & Vehicles in Port Macquarie

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

A shift towards home-based work has emerged in Port Macquarie, where 12.5% of people now work from home. While most residents rely on cars to get around, a small but notable group of households lives without a motor vehicle.

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📍 Port Macquarie, Urban Centre

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

About 7.1% of homes in Port Macquarie have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. For those who do own cars, the most common setup is a single vehicle, found in 43.4% of households.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Port Macquarie, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (35%) and 3 vehicles (10%).

1 vehicle 43.4% 2 vehicles 34.9% 3 vehicles 10.1% No vehicle 7.1% 4 or more 4.4%

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Driving is the main way to get to work, with 64.4% of people as the driver. Very few people use public transport at 0.5%, and while this is higher than most similar areas, it remains well below the national figure.

How people get to work

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In Port Macquarie, Car (driver) is the majority at 75%; Worked at home is next at 15%.

Car (driver) 64.4% Worked at home 12.5% Car (passenger) 5.3% Walked 2.6% Bicycle 0.5% Bus 0.4% Train 0.0%

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Port Macquarie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL112017/port-macquarie/topic/transport