7.7% ▼ -23.2%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Lawnton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Lawnton
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of workers in Lawnton drive themselves to work, with 58.2% using a car as the driver. While most homes own at least one vehicle, the area has a strong public transport network with more stops per person than the state average. The typical drive to the city takes about 25 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7.7% of homes in Lawnton have no motor vehicle, which is higher than most areas and a little above the Queensland figure of 5.8%. This is down from 10.1% in 2011. Most households have either one or two cars.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Lawnton splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (38%) and 2 vehicles (38%), with 3 vehicles at 10%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is much higher than in most areas at 5.3%, though this fell from 12.0% in 2011. Meanwhile, those working from home rose by 10 points since 2011 to reach 13.1%, which is well below the Australian figure of 21.0%.
13.1% ▲ +388.9%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.3% ▼ -56.0%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 5.3%
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.
Lawnton has a high density of services, with 7.05 stops per 1,000 people, far above the Queensland figure of 2.99. The area has 25 public transport routes and 50 stops, with buses making up 88.6% of the services.
50
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.05
Higher than 83% 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).
779.8
Lower than 51% 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).
7,095
Lower than 83% 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).
95,064
Higher than 70% 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).
57
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to a transit stop is very easy here, with a walking time of just 1 minute, which is much lower than most areas. The typical drive to the city takes 25 minutes.
1
Lower than 93% 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.
25
Higher than 50% 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 Lawnton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/314031392/lawnton/topic/transport