5.9% ▼ -22.5%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Nerang - Mount Nathan · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Nerang - Mount Nathan
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Reliance on cars is very high in Nerang - Mount Nathan, where 67.9% of workers drive themselves to the job. This is a place where most homes own at least one vehicle, and public transport plays a very small role in the daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households have multiple cars, with 37.3% owning two and 14.9% owning three. Only 5.9% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that has fallen since 2011 and is a little below the Australian figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Nerang - Mount Nathan, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 37%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people use public transport to get to work, at just 1.0%, which is lower than most areas. While the number of people working from home rose to 10.9% since 2011, this remains far below the national figure of 21.0%.
10.9% ▲ +136.5%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.0% ▼ -43.2%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 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.
The area has 63 public transport stops and 23 routes, which is more than most similar areas. Despite this, the 670.8 weekly departures per 1,000 people is about the same as the Queensland figure.
63
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.96
Lower than 70% 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).
670.8
Lower 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).
23
Higher than 86% 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 on foot is difficult here, as the 33-minute walk to the nearest stop is much higher than in most areas. It also takes 49 minutes to drive to the city, which is longer than for most people.
33
Higher than 87% 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.
49
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 Nerang - Mount Nathan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309061248/nerang-mount-nathan/topic/transport