5.9% ▼ -34.9%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Biggera Waters · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Biggera Waters
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Most residents in Biggera Waters rely on their own cars for daily travel. While public transport services are frequent, the area is much harder to navigate on foot than most other places, with a typical 13-minute walk to the nearest stop.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 83% of homes owning at least two vehicles. Only 5.9% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has fallen by 3.1 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Biggera Waters, 1 vehicle is the majority at 51%; 2 vehicles is next at 32%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 64.3% of people. Only 1.9% use public transport, which is a little below the national figure, while those working from home rose to 11.4% since 2011.
11.4% ▲ +148.9%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.9% ▼ -48.0%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 1.9%
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.
Bus services are the only option here, and while there are fewer stops than in most areas, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is well above the Queensland figure.
19
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.91
Lower than 80% 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).
947.8
Higher than 55% 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).
5
Lower than 64% 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 can be challenging, as the walk to the nearest stop is much longer than in most areas. The drive time to the city is also higher than most areas at 44 minutes.
13
Higher than 74% 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.
44
Higher than 71% 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 Biggera Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309031236/biggera-waters/topic/transport