2.5% ▼ -45.9%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Beachmere - Sandstone Point · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Beachmere - Sandstone Point
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few homes in Beachmere - Sandstone Point are without a car, making it one of the most vehicle-dependent areas in the region. Only 2.5% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. This heavy reliance on cars is mirrored by the very low use of public transport for daily travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 36.8% of homes having two vehicles and 13.2% having three. The proportion of households without a car has fallen since 2011 and is now much lower than most similar areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Beachmere - Sandstone Point splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (39%) and 2 vehicles (37%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, with 63.5% as the driver. Working from home rose to 12.4% since 2011, while those using public transport fell to just 0.9%, which is a little below the state and national figures.
12.4% ▲ +159.6%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.9% ▼ -61.5%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 0.9%
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.
The area has more stops per 1,000 people than most areas, with 88 stops in total, all for buses. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Queensland figure.
88
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.34
Higher than 65% 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).
349.6
Lower than 68% 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).
5
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
16,469
Higher than 52% 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).
16,469
Lower than 76% 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 around on foot or by transit takes longer here than in most areas, with an 11-minute walk to the nearest stop and a 44-minute drive to the city.
11
Higher than 72% 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.
44
Higher than 71% 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 Beachmere - Sandstone Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/313011362/beachmere-sandstone-point/topic/transport