38.3% ▼ -12.8%
Higher than 97% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 43.9%
- 2016: 45.6%
- 2021: 38.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Cherbourg · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Cherbourg
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 39% of homes in Cherbourg have no motor vehicle, a figure far above the national average. This lack of transport options defines daily life here, where walking is a common way to get around and public transit is non-existent.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Around 38.3% of households have no vehicle, which is far above the Queensland figure of 5.8%. While this is among the highest rates for similar areas, the proportion of car-less homes fell by 5.6 points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Cherbourg splits fairly evenly between No vehicle (39%) and 1 vehicle (36%), with 2 vehicles at 20%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
No one in the area uses public transport or works from home, with both figures far below the national average. Most people drive, but walking is a significant option for 21.6% of workers.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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.
There are no public transport stops or routes in Cherbourg. This leaves the area with zero weekly departures per 1,000 people, a result far below the Queensland figure of 720.7.
0
Lower than 99% of council (lga) 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 council (lga) 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 council (lga) 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 council (lga) 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 Cherbourg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA32330/cherbourg/topic/transport