0.8% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Queanbeyan Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Queanbeyan Surrounds
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in Queanbeyan Surrounds relies on a car to get around. This heavy dependence on vehicles is clear across the region, where very few people use public transport and the vast majority of workers drive themselves to their jobs.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, with only 0.8% of homes having no motor vehicle—a figure well below the national rate of 7.4%. Most households own multiple cars, with 41% having two and another 19.6% owning four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Queanbeyan Surrounds, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 3 vehicles (22%) and 4 or more (20%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 66.4% of people being the driver. Only 0.2% of workers use public transport, and the 13.7% who work from home is far below the New South Wales figure of 31%.
13.7% —
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.2% —
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 sparse, with only 2.60 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the state average of 5.27. This lack of access is reflected in the number of weekly departures, which is much lower than most other areas.
43
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.60
Lower than 74% 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).
75.4
Lower than 82% 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).
14
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Queanbeyan Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/101021611/queanbeyan-surrounds/topic/transport