5.7% ▼ -41.2%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Palm Beach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Palm Beach
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people are working from home in Palm Beach than in 2011, as the area has shifted its transport habits over the last decade. While 15.1% of workers now operate from home, the community remains heavily reliant on cars for daily travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have at least one car, with 39.8% owning two vehicles. The share of households without a motor vehicle fell to 5.7% since 2011, which is about the same as the Queensland figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Palm Beach splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (40%) and 1 vehicle (38%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 62.8% of residents. Very few people use public transport for their commute, at just 1.4%, a figure that has fallen since 2011 and is a little below the national average.
15.1% ▲ +200.0%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.4% ▼ -61.0%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 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.
Bus services are the only form of public transport available here. While there are fewer stops per person than in most areas, the number of weekly departures is far above the Queensland figure.
45
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.75
Lower than 72% 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).
2,222.2
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).
11
Higher than 67% 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.
It takes a typical resident 57 minutes to drive to the city, which is much higher than most areas. However, the five-minute walk to the nearest transport stop is around the middle for similar places.
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.
57
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 Palm Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309021234/palm-beach/topic/transport