4.8% ▼ -24.4%
Lower than 67% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Capricornia · Federal Electorate
Transport & Vehicles in Capricornia
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people use public transport in Capricornia compared to most similar areas. This is a region where cars are essential, with only 4.8% of homes without a vehicle. Most residents rely on private transport for their daily needs and work travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 39% of homes owning two vehicles and another 8.7% having four or more. The proportion of homes with no motor vehicle has fallen since 2011 to 4.8%, which is a little below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Capricornia, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 67.5% of people as the driver. Only 1.5% use public transport, and the 6.1% who work from home is far below the Australian figure of 21%.
6.1% —
Lower than 93% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.5% —
Lower than 67% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 1.5%
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, with only 3 routes and 55 stops across the area. There are just 0.34 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the Queensland figure of 2.99, and all services are by bus.
55
Lower than 99% of federal electorate areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.34
Lower than 99% of federal electorate areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
8.6
Lower than 99% of federal electorate 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).
3
Lower than 99% of federal electorate areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
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)).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Capricornia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED305/capricornia/topic/transport