6.0% ▼ -19.6%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Atherton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Atherton
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 65% of working residents in Atherton drive themselves to work, reflecting a heavy reliance on private cars. This is a place where most households own multiple vehicles and very few people work from home. The lack of public transport options makes the car the essential choice for getting around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes in Atherton have one or two cars, while 6% have no motor vehicle at all. This figure is about the same as the Queensland average and has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Atherton splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (38%) and 2 vehicles (36%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Only 7.9% of people work from home, which is far below the national figure of 21%. Public transport use is also low at 2.5%, though this has risen slightly since 2011.
7.9% ▲ +27.1%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.5% ▲ +110.1%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 2.5%
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.
Atherton has no public transport stops or routes, leaving it far below the Queensland average for transit access. This explains why almost no one in the area uses public transport to get to work.
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 Atherton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306051166/atherton/topic/transport