6.4% —
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
North Stradbroke Island · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in North Stradbroke Island
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Zero public transport stops make North Stradbroke Island one of the least connected areas in the region. Most residents rely on their own cars to get around, though about 17% of the workforce now works from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, with 41.1% owning one and 34.6% owning two. A small gap exists compared to the national figure, as 6.4% of households have no motor vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In North Stradbroke Island, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 41%, followed by 2 vehicles (35%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 41.8% of residents. Only 0.5% use public transport, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the Queensland figure of 3.0%.
16.8% —
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% —
Lower than 83% 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 almost non-existent here, with no stops or routes serving the area. This is far below the Queensland average of 2.99 stops per 1,000 people.
0
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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 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).
0.0
Lower than 99% 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).
0
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
2,156
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
2,156
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
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)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
More for North Stradbroke Island
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in North Stradbroke Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/301021550/north-stradbroke-island/topic/transport