2.7% ▲ +37.8%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Parkwood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Parkwood
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Few households in Parkwood go without a car, with only 2.7% of homes lacking a motor vehicle. This high level of car ownership defines daily life here, as the vast majority of residents rely on their own wheels to get around the Gold Coast.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have multiple cars, with 43.8% owning two and 11.6% owning four or more. The proportion of households without a vehicle is well below the Queensland and Australian figures.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Parkwood, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (22%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 63.6% of residents. While the number of people working from home rose to 11% since 2011, this is still far below the national figure.
11.0% ▲ +97.6%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.9% ▲ +34.5%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 2.9%
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 access is strong, with 1,115.8 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is well above the Queensland average. Services are split between buses at 55.5% and trams or light rail at 44.5%.
43
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.87
Higher than 58% 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).
1,115.8
Higher than 61% 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).
6
Lower than 57% 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.
A typical walk to the nearest stop takes about 4 minutes. However, the drive time to the city is 45 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
4
Lower 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.
45
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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Parkwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309091265/parkwood/topic/transport