4.2% ▲ +3.0%
Lower than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Gladstone · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Gladstone
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people work from home in Gladstone than in other parts of the country, with only 5.5% doing so. This is a place where cars are essential, as very few households get by without a vehicle. Most residents rely on driving to get to work and around the region.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few homes lack a motor vehicle, at just 4.2%, which is well below the national figure. Most households own at least two vehicles, with nearly 40% having exactly two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Gladstone, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work, while only 0.7% use public transport. This figure is a little below the state and national averages and has fallen since 2011.
5.5% ▲ +71.8%
Lower than 85% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.7% ▼ -61.8%
Lower than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 0.7%
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 182 public transport stops in the area, which is more than 71% of similar places. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Queensland figure.
182
Higher than 71% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.87
Lower than 55% 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).
143.4
Higher than 58% 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).
8
Higher than 52% 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 Gladstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA33360/gladstone/topic/transport