23.6% ▼ -37.1%
Higher than 91% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 37.5%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Northern Peninsula Area · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Northern Peninsula Area
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly one in four homes in the Northern Peninsula Area have no motor vehicle, which is far above the national figure. This reflects a unique transport landscape where many people rely on other means to get around. While vehicle ownership has improved since 2011, the area still lacks basic public transport infrastructure.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 23.6% of households have no car, a rate far above Queensland's 5.8% and Australia's 7.4%. This is among the highest proportions for any similar area, though it fell 14 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Northern Peninsula Area, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 41%, followed by 2 vehicles (24%) and No vehicle (24%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Walking is a common choice for 18% of workers, while only 1.9% use public transport or work from home. The number of people working from home is far below the national figure of 21%.
1.9% ▲ +62.1%
Lower than 97% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.9% ▼ -60.6%
Higher than 65% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 1.9%
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 routes or stops in the area. This means the number of stops and weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Queensland average.
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 Northern Peninsula Area [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA35780/northern-peninsula-area/topic/transport