Karalee - Barellan Point · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Transport & Vehicles in Karalee - Barellan Point

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Almost no homes in Karalee - Barellan Point go without a car, with only 0.8% lacking a vehicle. This is well below the national figure of 7.4%. The area relies heavily on private transport, as there are no public transport stops or routes available locally.

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📍 Karalee - Barellan Point, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Car ownership is very high here, with 83.2% of homes owning two or more vehicles. Only 0.8% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.

0.8% ▲ +99.3%

Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 0.4%
  • 2016: 0.3%
  • 2021: 0.8%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Karalee - Barellan Point, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 3 vehicles (21%) and 4 or more (18%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Driving is the primary way to get to work for 62% of residents. Working from home has risen 12 points since 2011 to reach 16.6%, while only 1% of people use public transport, which is a little below the state and national figures.

16.6% ▲ +289.6%

Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 4.3%
  • 2016: 4.7%
  • 2021: 16.6%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

1.0% ▼ -54.0%

Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.2%
  • 2016: 2.1%
  • 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.

How people get to work

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In Karalee - Barellan Point, Car (driver) is the majority at 74%; Worked at home is next at 20%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Public transport is virtually non-existent in this area. There are zero stops and routes, and the number of weekly departures is far below the Queensland figure.

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).

6,694

Lower than 85% 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).

6,694

Lower than 89% 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.

It takes 33 minutes to drive to the city, which is longer than the drive time for most similar areas.

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).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Karalee - Barellan Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310031289/karalee-barellan-point/topic/transport