2.3% ▼ -41.9%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Benowa · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Benowa
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few households in Benowa go without a car, with only 2.3% of homes owning no motor vehicle. This heavy reliance on cars is clear in the daily routine, as the area has much lower public transport access than the Queensland average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have two vehicles (43.8%), and the proportion of car-free households is well below both the state and national figures. This trend has grown over time, with the share of homes without a vehicle falling 1.6 points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Benowa, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 61.9% of residents, while only 0.8% use public transport, which is lower than most areas. Working from home has become much more common, rising 10 points since 2011 to 17.3%.
17.3% ▲ +144.5%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.8% ▼ -58.4%
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 0.8%
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, with only 17 stops and 6 routes serving the area. The number of stops and weekly departures per 1,000 people are both far below the Queensland average, and all services are provided by bus.
17
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.72
Lower than 82% 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).
408.0
Lower than 65% 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.
Getting around without a car is challenging, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 8 minutes. This is higher than most areas, and the drive time to the city is also higher than usual at 48 minutes.
8
Higher than 64% 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.
48
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 Benowa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309101267/benowa/topic/transport