6.8% ▼ -10.0%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Bowen · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Bowen
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people work from home in Bowen than in the rest of the country, with only 3.9% doing so. This makes the town much lower than the national figure of 21.0%. Most residents rely on their own cars to get around and get to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 6.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is higher than most similar areas. The most common setup is two cars per household, seen in 38.2% of homes.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Bowen splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (38%) and 1 vehicle (37%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work, with 66.5% of people as the driver. Only 3.9% work from home, a figure that is far below the Queensland average of 14.1%.
3.9% ▲ +10.9%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.6% ▲ +5.0%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 2.6%
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 here, with zero stops and no routes. This puts Bowen far below the Queensland average for transport access.
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).
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)).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Bowen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/312011337/bowen/topic/transport