11.5% —
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Gladstone · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Gladstone
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than one in ten homes in Gladstone have no motor vehicle, a figure well above the national average. This is a high rate for the region, yet most residents still rely heavily on cars for their daily travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 11.5% of homes do not own a car, which is much higher than most similar areas and well above the Queensland figure of 5.8%. For those who do own vehicles, 46.8% of homes have one car and 28.1% have two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Gladstone, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 47%, followed by 2 vehicles (28%) and No vehicle (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far below the national figure at just 4.1%, which helps explain why 67.2% of people drive themselves to work. Public transport use is also low and has fallen since 2016 to just 1.1%.
4.1% —
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.1% —
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 1.1%
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.
While Gladstone has 5.99 public transport stops per 1,000 people—far above the Queensland average—the actual service is limited. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state figure, and all services are provided by buses.
37
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.99
Higher than 73% 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).
252.7
Lower than 71% 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).
3
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to public transport is a challenge for many, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 13 minutes, which is much higher than in most other areas.
13
Higher than 74% 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 Gladstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308051534/gladstone/topic/transport