3.1% ▼ -47.6%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Trinity Beach - Smithfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Trinity Beach - Smithfield
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few homes in Trinity Beach - Smithfield go without a car, a trend that has strengthened since 2011. While more people now work from home, the area remains heavily reliant on private vehicles for daily travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 3.1% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. Most households are well-equipped, with 43.7% owning two vehicles and 18.4% owning three or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Trinity Beach - Smithfield, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (35%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work has fallen to just 1.0%, leaving the area much more dependent on cars than the national average. Working from home has grown significantly since 2011, now accounting for 13.6% of commutes.
13.6% ▲ +192.2%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.0% ▼ -57.8%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 1.0%
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.
Bus services are the only option here, with 52 stops and 9 routes available. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is 706.7, which is about the same as across Queensland.
52
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.10
Lower than 68% 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).
706.7
Lower than 54% 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).
9
Higher than 57% 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 a transport stop takes longer here than in most areas, with a typical walk of 6 minutes to the nearest stop.
6
Higher than 57% 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 Trinity Beach - Smithfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306011142/trinity-beach-smithfield/topic/transport