28.5% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Yarrabah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Yarrabah
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 29% of homes in Yarrabah have no motor vehicle, which is far above the national figure of 7.4%. This lack of private transport is a major part of daily life here, especially since public transit options are almost non-existent.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 28.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is among the highest proportions for similar areas. While this is still far above the Queensland figure of 5.8%, the number has fallen by 3.3 points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Yarrabah, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 35%, followed by No vehicle (29%) and 2 vehicles (25%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, and only 2.8% work from home, which is far below the national figure of 21%. Very few people use public transport for their commute, at 1.5%, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
2.8% ▲ —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.5% ▼ -53.6%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.5%
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.
There are no public transport routes or stops in the area, leaving Yarrabah with far fewer services than the Queensland average.
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).
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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Yarrabah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306031163/yarrabah/topic/transport