49.7% ▼ -12.6%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 56.9%
- 2016: 48.4%
- 2021: 49.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly half of all homes in Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw have no motor vehicle, a figure far above the national average. This highlights a heavy reliance on walking or shared transport for daily life, as there are no public transport options available in the area.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 49.7% of households do not have a car, which is far above the 7.4% seen across Australia. While this is among the highest rates for similar areas, it has fallen by 7.2 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw, the largest group is No vehicle at 49%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 2 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Walking is the primary way to get to work for 53.3% of people. This is consistent with other data, as 0% of the workforce uses public transport or works from home, both of which are far below the national figures.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
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.
There are no public transport stops, routes, or departures in the area. This puts the region far below the Queensland average of 2.99 stops 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).
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)).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Kowanyama - Pormpuraaw [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/315011398/kowanyama-pormpuraaw/topic/transport