1.1% ▼ -31.4%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Pacific Pines - Gaven · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Pacific Pines - Gaven
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 1.1% of households lack a motor vehicle in Pacific Pines - Gaven, marking it as one of the areas with the lowest rate of carless homes. This heavy reliance on cars defines the local transport landscape, as public transport use remains very low and most residents depend on driving to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, with 46.5% of homes owning two vehicles and nearly 29% owning three or more. This explains why the share of homes without a car is well below the Queensland figure of 5.8%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Pacific Pines - Gaven, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (24%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, with 67.4% as the driver and 4.6% as a passenger. Only 1.2% use public transport, which is a little below the national figure, while 11.3% work from home, a figure that has risen by 7.5 points since 2011.
11.3% ▲ +196.8%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.2% ▼ -45.2%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 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.
Public transport is limited to buses, with no trains or trams serving the area. While there are 57 stops, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Queensland figure.
57
Higher than 64% 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).
366.5
Lower 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 takes longer than in most similar areas, with a typical 6-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is also higher than most areas, taking about 40 minutes.
6
Higher than 57% 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.
40
Higher than 68% 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 Pacific Pines - Gaven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309061249/pacific-pines-gaven/topic/transport