0.6% ▼ -40.9%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Karana Downs · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Karana Downs
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every household in Karana Downs relies on a car to get around. With virtually no public transport options available, the area is heavily dependent on private vehicles and home-based work for daily life.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, with only 0.6% of homes having no motor vehicle—a figure well below the national average. Most households own multiple cars, with 46.4% having two and 20.2% having three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Karana Downs, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 3 vehicles (20%) and 1 vehicle (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has become much more common, rising to 21.5% since 2011. Very few people use public transport to get to work, at just 1.2%, which is a little below the Queensland figure.
21.5% ▲ +222.8%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.2% ▼ -51.1%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 1.2%
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 effectively non-existent in the area, with zero stops and zero routes. This puts the suburb far below the state average and means very few people can be reached by transit within 45 minutes.
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).
6,032
Lower than 87% 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).
6,032
Lower than 90% 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 takes a typical drive time of 31 minutes, which is higher than in most areas.
31
Higher than 59% 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 Karana Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310031290/karana-downs/topic/transport