9.0% ▼ -46.5%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.8%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Coolangatta · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Coolangatta
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer people use public transport to get to work in Coolangatta compared to most similar areas. While the typical home has one or two cars, 9.0% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well above the Queensland figure of 5.8%.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Around 9.0% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that is a little above the national average but has fallen 7.8 percentage points since 2011. Most households rely on cars, with 49.1% owning one vehicle and 32.2% owning two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Coolangatta, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 49%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and No vehicle (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Only 1.3% of workers use public transport, which is a little below the national figure and reflects a 2.3 percentage point drop since 2011. Working from home has risen to 14.9%, though this remains well below the Australian average of 21.0%.
14.9% ▲ +151.3%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.3% ▼ -64.6%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 1.3%
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.
Bus services are the only option here, with 2,376.5 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far above the Queensland figure of 720.7. However, the area only has 4 routes and 22 stops, which is smaller than about 67% of similar areas.
22
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.39
Lower than 64% 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).
2,376.5
Higher than 86% 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).
4
Lower than 71% 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.
The walk to the nearest transport stop typically takes 5 minutes, which is around the middle for its level. Conversely, the drive time to the city is 64 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
5
Higher than 50% 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.
64
Higher than 78% 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 Coolangatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309021230/coolangatta/topic/transport