8.9% —
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
West Gladstone · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in West Gladstone
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer people used public transport to get to work in West Gladstone by 2021, with only 0.6% doing so. While most residents rely on cars, the area has a higher rate of car-free households than the state average. This reflects a mix of strong vehicle reliance and a small but growing group without cars.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.9% of homes in West Gladstone have no motor vehicle, which is well above the Queensland figure of 5.8%. This is a slight increase from 2016, with the typical household now owning either one or two vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In West Gladstone, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 44%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people work from home here, at just 3.9%, which is far below the national figure of 21%. Most workers rely on cars, while those using public transport have fallen to 0.6% since the last census.
3.9% —
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.6% —
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 0.6%
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.
West Gladstone has 5.79 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the Queensland average. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state figure.
28
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.79
Higher than 71% 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).
431.5
Lower than 65% 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).
8
Higher than 52% 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 a public transport stop is relatively easy here, with a typical walk of 3 minutes, which is lower than in most other areas.
3
Lower than 71% 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 West Gladstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/308051539/west-gladstone/topic/transport