5.8% ▼ -29.3%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Coombabah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Coombabah
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 67% of workers in Coombabah drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. While most homes have at least one vehicle, the area faces challenges with accessibility, including a long walk to the nearest transport stop.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 83% of households own one or two vehicles, and the number of homes without a car fell to 5.8% in 2021. This is about the same as the Queensland figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Coombabah, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 50%, followed by 2 vehicles (34%) and 3 vehicles (7%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people use public transport to get to work, at just 1.2%. Meanwhile, working from home rose to 10.3% since 2011, though this remains far below the national figure.
10.3% ▲ +159.1%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.2% ▼ -54.1%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 1.2%
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 the number of weekly departures is far above the Queensland average, there are only 32 stops across the area.
32
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.11
Lower than 68% 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).
1,291.1
Higher than 67% 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 is difficult for those without a car, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 26 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
26
Higher than 84% 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.
48
Higher than 73% 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 Coombabah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309031237/coombabah/topic/transport