13.4% —
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Surfers Paradise - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Surfers Paradise - South
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A higher than usual 13.4% of homes in Surfers Paradise - South do not own a car, reflecting a lifestyle less reliant on driving. This trend is well above the national figure of 7.4% and suggests a more urban way of getting around the area.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households have just one vehicle, with 52.5% fitting this pattern. Only 3.1% of homes have four or more motor vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Surfers Paradise - South, 1 vehicle is the majority at 52%; 2 vehicles is next at 26%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Daily travel is diverse, with 5.7% of people using public transport to get to work, which is a little above the national figure of 3.1%. Working from home is less common here than across Australia, at 13.0%.
13.0% —
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.7% —
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 heavily split between buses and the light rail, with 48.4% of trips using the tram. While the area has 12 different routes, the number of stops per 1,000 people is well below the Queensland figure.
32
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.25
Lower than 77% 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).
922.9
Higher than 54% 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).
12
Higher than 71% 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.
Walking to the nearest transport stop typically takes 6 minutes, which is higher than in most similar areas. The drive time to the city is also much higher than in other areas, at 52 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.
52
Higher than 74% 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 Surfers Paradise - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309101562/surfers-paradise-south/topic/transport