0.7% ▼ -41.0%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Upper Caboolture · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Upper Caboolture
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every household in Upper Caboolture owns a car, making it one of the areas with the lowest rates of vehicle-free homes in the country. Very few people rely on public transport, with only 2% using it to get to work. This heavy reliance on cars is reflected in the lack of local transit infrastructure.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 84.7% of homes owning two or more vehicles. Only 0.7% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Upper Caboolture, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 37%, followed by 3 vehicles (24%) and 4 or more (24%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most workers drive to work, with 61.3% as the driver. While 13.5% now work from home—an increase of 7.1 points since 2011—this is still well below the Australian figure of 21%.
13.5% ▲ +110.9%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.0% ▼ -39.0%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 2.0%
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 virtually non-existent in the area, with zero recorded stops or routes. This is far below the Queensland average, leaving 0 weekly departures per 1,000 people.
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).
3,260
Lower than 93% 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).
3,260
Lower than 95% 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 walk to the nearest stop takes about 74 minutes. This is among the highest times for similar areas, and the drive to the city takes 46 minutes.
74
Higher than 99% 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.
46
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 Upper Caboolture [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/313041376/upper-caboolture/topic/transport