2.1% ▼ -42.4%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Boonah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Boonah
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost no one in Boonah relies on public transport to get around, with 0.4% of workers using it. This makes the area heavily dependent on private cars, as the typical resident faces a 63-minute drive to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with only 2.1% of homes having no motor vehicle—a figure well below the Queensland average of 5.8%. Most households own two vehicles, while 17.7% have three and 14.9% have four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Boonah, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (26%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 61.1% of people. Around 15.4% of the workforce now works from home, a figure that has risen by 5.1 points since 2011.
15.4% ▲ +49.5%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% ▼ -25.7%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.4%
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 almost non-existent in the area, with zero routes and stops recorded. This is far below the state figure and means the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is 0.0.
0
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.00
Lower than 99% 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).
0.0
Lower than 99% 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).
0
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
12,617
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
12,617
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting into the city is a significant journey, with a typical drive time of 63 minutes, which is much higher than most similar areas.
63
Higher than 78% 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)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- 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 Boonah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310021277/boonah/topic/transport