3.1% ▼ -23.4%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Churchill - Yamanto · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Churchill - Yamanto
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 3.1% of homes in Churchill - Yamanto lack a motor vehicle, making it an area where car ownership is much more common than across Australia. This heavy reliance on driving is reflected in the way people get to work and the long trip to the city center.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own multiple cars, with 41.1% having two and another 25.2% owning three or more. The proportion of homes without a vehicle is lower than most areas and has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Churchill - Yamanto, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the dominant way to get to work, with 67.5% of workers commuting as drivers. Only 1.0% use public transport, which is a little below the national figure, and working from home is far less common here than in the rest of Australia at 7.7%.
7.7% ▲ +383.8%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.0% ▼ -46.0%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 1.0%
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.
Bus services are the only form of public transport here, with 29 stops providing access that is well above the Queensland average. However, the number of routes is smaller than in most similar areas, and fewer people can reach a destination within 30 to 45 minutes by transit.
29
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.25
Lower than 51% 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).
797.4
Higher than 50% 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).
3
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
6,817
Lower than 84% 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).
21,971
Lower than 69% 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.
A typical trip to the city takes 33 minutes, which is longer than most areas. Despite this, the walk to the nearest transport stop is quite short, taking only about 3 minutes.
3
Lower than 71% 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.
33
Higher than 61% 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).
More for Churchill - Yamanto
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Churchill - Yamanto [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310031285/churchill-yamanto/topic/transport