Manunda · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Transport & Vehicles in Manunda

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Over half of the workforce in Manunda rely on driving themselves to get to work. While car use is common, the area has a remarkably high number of households without any motor vehicle compared to the rest of the state. This creates a mixed transport landscape where many people are car-dependent, yet a significant minority have no vehicle at all.

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📍 Manunda, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

About 16.2% of homes in Manunda have no motor vehicle, which is far above the Queensland figure of 5.8%. Although this is among the highest rates for similar areas, the proportion of carless homes fell by 5.1 percentage points since 2011.

16.2% ▼ -24.0%

Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 21.3%
  • 2016: 17.5%
  • 2021: 16.2%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Manunda, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 50%, followed by 2 vehicles (24%) and No vehicle (16%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home is much less common here than in most areas, at 8.6%, which is far below the national figure. Public transport use for commuting is also a little below the state and national averages, sitting at 1.7%.

8.6% ▲ +181.5%

Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 3.0%
  • 2016: 3.7%
  • 2021: 8.6%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

1.7% ▼ -44.9%

Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 3.1%
  • 2016: 2.4%
  • 2021: 1.7%

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.

How people get to work

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In Manunda, Car (driver) is the majority at 71%; Worked at home is next at 11%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

The area is served entirely by buses, with 20 stops and 5 routes. There are 3.85 stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the Queensland figure of 2.99.

20

Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.

3.85

Lower than 57% 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).

746.7

Lower than 52% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Walking to the nearest public transport stop typically takes 11 minutes, which is higher than most areas.

11

Higher than 72% 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 Manunda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306021152/manunda/topic/transport