4.5% ▼ -21.5%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Currumbin Waters · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Currumbin Waters
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has jumped from 5.2% to 13% since 2011 in Currumbin Waters. This shift happens in an area where cars are essential, as 40% of homes now have two vehicles and very few people use public transport for work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 40% owning two and 15% owning three. Only 4.5% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is a little below the Queensland and national rates.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Currumbin Waters, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 65.3% of residents. Public transport use for commuting is much lower than most areas at just 0.3%, which is a little below the state and national figures.
13.0% ▲ +151.5%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% ▼ -77.4%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 0.3%
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.
Public transport here relies entirely on buses, with no trains or trams available. While there are 34 stops, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Queensland figure.
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.
3.47
Lower than 63% 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).
432.2
Lower than 64% 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.
A short 2-minute walk to the nearest stop is typical for this area. However, it takes much longer than most areas to drive to the city, with a typical trip taking 61 minutes.
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.
61
Higher than 77% 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 Currumbin Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309021232/currumbin-waters/topic/transport