3.7% ▼ -20.1%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Broadbeach Waters · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Broadbeach Waters
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people work from home in Broadbeach Waters than in most similar areas, with 18.5% of the workforce doing so. This reflects a shift in habits, as the number of people working from home rose by 10 percentage points since 2011. While public transport options are plentiful, the area remains heavily reliant on cars.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few homes here go without a car, with only 3.7% having no motor vehicle. This is well below the national figure of 7.4% and has fallen slightly since 2011. Most households own two vehicles, accounting for 41.5% of homes.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Broadbeach Waters, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the dominant way to get to work for 59.5% of residents. Very few people use public transport to commute, at just 1.8%, which is a little below the Queensland and national figures.
18.5% ▲ +128.7%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.8% ▼ -19.2%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 1.8%
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.
The area is well served by public transport, with 16 routes and 1,498 weekly departures per 1,000 people—a figure far above the Queensland average. All available public transport is provided by buses.
34
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.16
Lower than 52% 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).
1,498.0
Higher than 73% 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).
16
Higher than 80% 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 nearby stop is quick, with a typical walk of only 2 minutes, which is lower than most areas. However, the drive time to the city is 52 minutes, which is much higher than in most similar places.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
52
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Free-flow driving time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to its state/territory capital city centre, along the OpenStreetMap road network (Valhalla). Excludes live traffic.
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 Broadbeach Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309011224/broadbeach-waters/topic/transport