0.9% ▼ -15.5%
Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Elimbah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Elimbah
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer people use public transport to get to work in Elimbah than they did in 2011, while more now work from home. This is a place where cars are essential, as only 0.9% of homes have no motor vehicle, one of the lowest rates in the region.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households here own multiple cars, with 84.3% having two or more vehicles. This high level of ownership is reflected in the fact that very few homes—just 0.9%—lack a motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Elimbah, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 37%, followed by 3 vehicles (25%) and 4 or more (23%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
The way people get to work has shifted since 2011, with those working from home rising to 13.2%. In contrast, public transport use fell to 1.4%, which is a little below the national figure of 3.1%.
13.2% ▲ +90.6%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.4% ▼ -63.8%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 1.4%
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 limited here, with only 3 stops and a frequency of 68.5 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far below the Queensland figure. This means the number of people reachable by transit within 45 minutes is among the smallest at this level.
3
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.70
Lower than 92% 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).
68.5
Lower than 83% 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).
25
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
4,290
Lower than 90% 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).
4,290
Lower than 93% 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 without a car is difficult, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 15 minutes, which is much higher than most areas. It also takes longer than usual to get to the city, with a 47-minute drive time.
15
Higher than 75% 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.
47
Higher than 72% 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 Elimbah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/313021367/elimbah/topic/transport