5.6% ▲ +24.1%
Higher than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Etheridge · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Etheridge
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Zero people use public transport to get to work in Etheridge, making it one of the most car-reliant areas in the state. While most residents depend on vehicles, a high number work from home. This reflects the remote nature of the region where traditional transit options are non-existent.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have at least one motor vehicle, with 40.1% owning one and 29.7% owning two. About 5.6% of households have no vehicle, which is a little below the national figure and has risen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Etheridge, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 39%, followed by 2 vehicles (29%) and 4 or more (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 26.9% of people doing so—a figure far above the Queensland average. Because there is no public transport used for commuting, most people either drive themselves or walk to work.
26.9% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 24.7%
- 2021: 26.9%
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: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 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 completely absent in this area, with zero routes, stops, or weekly departures. This is far below the Queensland average and places the region in the bottom 21% of similar areas for transit access.
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 Etheridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA33100/etheridge/topic/transport