5.3% ▼ -23.1%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A huge gap exists between local habits and national trends in Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach, where working from home is far less common than across Australia. While 12.5% of people work from home, this is well below the national figure of 21%. The area relies heavily on private cars for daily travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost 46% of homes have one motor vehicle, and another 34% have two. Only 5.3% of households have no vehicle, which is slightly lower than the Australian figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 46%, followed by 2 vehicles (34%) and 3 vehicles (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, with 59.5% as the driver. Only 1% of residents use public transport for their commute, a figure that is lower than most areas and has fallen since 2011.
12.5% ▲ +171.3%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.0% ▼ -62.6%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 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.
The area is served by four bus routes across 25 stops. There are 4.08 stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the Queensland figure of 2.99.
25
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.08
Lower than 54% 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).
686.6
Lower than 55% 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).
4
Lower than 71% 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.
Walking to the nearest public transport stop takes about 21 minutes on average, which is much higher than most areas.
21
Higher than 80% 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Yorkeys Knob - Machans Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306011143/yorkeys-knob-machans-beach/topic/transport