1.9% ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Hope Island · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Hope Island
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has surged in Hope Island, with 23.3% of people now doing so compared to just 10.3% in 2011. This shift comes as the area remains heavily reliant on private cars, with very few residents using public transport to get to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, as only 1.9% of homes have no motor vehicle. This is well below the Queensland figure of 5.8%, and most households own at least two vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Hope Island, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (34%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
The typical commute is by car, while only 0.9% of workers use public transport, a figure that has fallen since 2011. This low transit use is consistent with the high 23.3% of people who work from home, which is well above the state average.
23.3% ▲ +125.6%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 23.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.9% ▼ -49.1%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 0.9%
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.
Public transport options are limited, with only four routes and 21 stops available. There are 1.43 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the Queensland figure of 2.99.
21
Lower 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.
1.43
Lower than 84% 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).
207.3
Lower than 74% 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).
4
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
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)).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Hope Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309071253/hope-island/topic/transport