3.2% ▼ -33.4%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Carrara · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Carrara
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 3.2% of Carrara homes lack a motor vehicle, a figure well below the Australian average. This heavy reliance on cars is reflected in the way people travel, with very few residents using public transport to get to work. Most locals depend on their own vehicles to navigate the area and reach the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is high here, with 40.8% of homes owning two vehicles and 13.1% having three. Very few households are without a car, and this has fallen further since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Carrara splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (41%) and 1 vehicle (37%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the dominant way to get to work, as only 1% of people use public transport, a figure lower than most areas. Working from home has risen to 13.2% since 2011, which is about the same as the Queensland figure.
13.2% ▲ +156.9%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.0% ▼ -54.4%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 1.0%
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 options are limited to buses and are much lower than most areas, with only 2.59 stops per 1,000 people. Weekly departures are also well 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.
2.59
Lower than 74% 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).
455.8
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).
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.
It takes 46 minutes to drive to the city, which is longer than in most areas. A five-minute walk to the nearest stop is around the middle for its level.
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.
46
Higher than 72% 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).
More for Carrara
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Carrara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309061246/carrara/topic/transport