2.8% —
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Dakabin · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Dakabin
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Private cars are essential for daily life in Dakabin, where only 2.8% of homes lack a motor vehicle. This is well below the national figure, reflecting a community that relies heavily on driving to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households have at least one car, with 38.8% owning two and 10.8% owning three. Far fewer people live without a vehicle here than in most other areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Dakabin splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (43%) and 2 vehicles (39%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
While 62.8% of workers drive, 4.6% use public transport, which is a little above the national figure. Around 12.3% of people work from home, a rate well below the Australian average.
12.3% —
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.6% —
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 options are limited, with only 6 stops and 3 routes serving the area. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Queensland figure.
6
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.14
Lower than 87% 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).
154.5
Lower than 77% 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).
3
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
5,275
Lower than 88% 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).
5,275
Lower than 92% 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 to the city typically takes 31 minutes, which is longer than in most areas. Residents also face a longer walk to their nearest stop, averaging 7 minutes.
7
Higher than 61% 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.
31
Higher than 59% 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 Dakabin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/314021576/dakabin/topic/transport