1.6% ▼ -29.3%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Pioneer Valley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Pioneer Valley
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Few areas have such a heavy reliance on cars as Pioneer Valley, where only 1.6% of homes have no motor vehicle. This far exceeds the state and national typicals, as almost every household here owns at least one car to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes are well equipped for travel, with 43.3% owning two vehicles and another 11.9% owning four or more. This explains why the 1.6% of homes without a car is well below the Queensland figure of 5.8%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Pioneer Valley, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (24%) and 3 vehicles (20%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, as only 1.6% of people use public transport. Working from home is also much less common here than elsewhere, at 7.5% compared to a national figure of 21.0%.
7.5% ▲ +5.4%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.6% ▼ -41.9%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 1.6%
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 very limited, with only one route and nine stops serving the area. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Queensland average, with all services provided by buses.
9
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.01
Lower than 89% 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).
11.2
Lower than 92% 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).
1
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Accessing transport is difficult for many, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 46 minutes. This is among the highest times recorded for areas of this type.
46
Higher than 91% 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.
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)).
- 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 Pioneer Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/312021351/pioneer-valley/topic/transport