3.8% ▼ -18.0%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Elanora · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Elanora
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Private cars are essential for daily life in Elanora, where only 3.8% of homes have no motor vehicle. This reliance on driving is clear as the vast majority of residents commute by car and the drive to the city takes a lengthy 56 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have multiple cars, with 42.5% owning two and 14.9% owning three. This means Elanora has far fewer car-less homes than the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Elanora, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, 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, with 65.6% of people being the driver. Very few people use public transport (0.9%), while those working from home rose to 13.2% since 2011, though this is still well below the Australian figure.
13.2% ▲ +154.8%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.9% ▼ -39.0%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 0.9%
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 is provided entirely by buses, with 48 stops across the area. There are 3.83 stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the Queensland figure.
48
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.83
Lower than 57% 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).
862.6
Higher than 52% 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).
7
Lower 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.
A short 3-minute walk to the nearest stop is common here, which is lower than most areas. However, the 56-minute drive time to the city is much higher 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.
56
Higher than 76% 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 Elanora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309021233/elanora/topic/transport