8.3% ▼ -26.5%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Stanthorpe · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Stanthorpe
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
About 65% of workers in Stanthorpe drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. The town relies heavily on private vehicles, which is reflected in the same lack of public transport options as many other rural areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 42.4% owning one and 32.7% owning two. However, 8.3% of households have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the Queensland figure of 5.8%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Stanthorpe, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 42%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is much lower than most areas at 7.1%, a figure far below the national rate of 21%. This reliance on physical workplaces is mirrored by the fact that 0.0% of people use public transport to commute, which is well below the Australian average.
7.1% ▲ +33.2%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 7.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
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.
Public transport is almost non-existent here, with zero stops and routes. This puts Stanthorpe far below the Queensland average for stops and departures 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Stanthorpe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/307031187/stanthorpe/topic/transport