6.2% ▼ -43.5%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Port Douglas · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Port Douglas
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer homes in Port Douglas are without a car than in 2011, as the number of vehicle-free households fell from 11.0% to 6.2%. This shift highlights a strong reliance on private transport in a place where public options are almost non-existent.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 44.8% of homes have one vehicle, while 34.6% have two. Only 6.2% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is higher than most similar areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Port Douglas, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 45%, followed by 2 vehicles (35%) and 3 vehicles (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Over half of workers drive themselves to work, and 11.1% work from home, which is well below the national figure of 21.0%. Very few people use public transport to commute, at just 1.4%.
11.1% ▲ +58.7%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.4% ▼ -23.8%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 1.4%
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 virtually non-existent here, with zero routes and stops. 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).
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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Port Douglas [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306041165/port-douglas/topic/transport