7.5% ▼ -28.1%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Queanbeyan · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Queanbeyan
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 68% of workers in Queanbeyan drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. While most homes have at least one vehicle, few people work from home compared to the rest of the country.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 49% of households have one vehicle and 31% have two. Only 7.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the New South Wales figure and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Queanbeyan, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 49%, followed by 2 vehicles (31%) and 3 vehicles (8%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far less common here than across Australia, with only 7.2% of people doing so. Public transport use for commuting is around 2.2%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
7.2% ▲ +356.6%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.2% ▼ -7.9%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 2.2%
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.
Queanbeyan has 24 public transport routes, more than about 91% of similar areas. However, there are far fewer weekly departures per 1,000 people than the New South Wales average, and buses make up almost all the service.
45
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.97
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
722.4
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
24
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to the nearest stop takes a typical resident about 8 minutes, which is longer than in most other areas.
8
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Walking time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to the nearest public-transport stop, along the OpenStreetMap pedestrian network (Valhalla). Blank where no stop is within a reasonable walk.
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)).
- Road & path network (OpenStreetMap, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Queanbeyan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101021009/queanbeyan/topic/transport