6.3% ▼ -31.2%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Burleigh Heads · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Burleigh Heads
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A significant gap in public transport use separates Burleigh Heads from the rest of the country, with only 1.4% of workers using these services. While most homes have at least one car, there is a growing trend of people working from home to avoid the commute. This shift is seen in the 17.5% of the local workforce who now work from their own residence.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households here own one or two cars, though 6.3% of homes have no motor vehicle. This is higher than most similar areas, and the figure has fallen by 2.9 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Burleigh Heads, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (36%) and 3 vehicles (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
The number of people working from home rose 12 points since 2011 to reach 17.5%, which is well above the Queensland figure. In contrast, public transport use for work is a little below the national figure at 1.4%.
17.5% ▲ +196.8%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.4% ▼ -60.6%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 1.4%
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.
Weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people are far above the Queensland figure, though the number of stops per 1,000 people is far below. All local services are provided by buses.
16
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.74
Lower than 81% 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).
1,565.0
Higher than 75% 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 around on foot is more challenging here than in most areas, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 16 minutes. The drive time to the city is also much higher than most areas at 55 minutes.
16
Higher than 76% 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.
55
Higher than 75% 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 Burleigh Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309011225/burleigh-heads/topic/transport