8.2% ▼ -63.8%
Higher than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 22.7%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Diamantina · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Diamantina
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people use public transport in Diamantina compared to the rest of the state. While 8.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, most residents rely on walking or driving to get around. This reflects a remote area where formal transit options are almost entirely absent.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have only one vehicle, though 58.9% of households fit this pattern. The proportion of homes without a car is 8.2%, which is much higher than most areas, but this figure has fallen by 14 points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Diamantina, 1 vehicle is the majority at 57%; 2 vehicles is next at 21%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Walking is the most common way to get to work at 46.1%, followed by driving a car at 30.5%. No one uses public transport to commute, a figure that is well below the national level and has barely changed since 2011.
12.3% ▼ -31.8%
Higher than 52% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 11.6%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 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.
Public transport is virtually non-existent in Diamantina, with zero stops, routes, or weekly departures. This is far below the Queensland average and is much lower than most similar areas.
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 Diamantina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA32750/diamantina/topic/transport