53.7% ▼ -20.1%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 67.3%
- 2016: 60.4%
- 2021: 53.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Torres Strait Islands · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Torres Strait Islands
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of all homes in the Torres Strait Islands have no motor vehicle, a figure far above the national average. This lack of cars is reflected in how people get around, with walking being the primary way residents reach their jobs. The area lacks traditional public transport systems, making individual travel methods essential.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 53.7% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is far above the 7.4% national figure. While this is among the highest rates for any similar area, the proportion of carless homes has fallen 14 points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Torres Strait Islands, No vehicle is the majority at 54%; 1 vehicle is next at 34%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Walking is the most common way to get to work at 45.7%, while only 2.1% of people work from home. This low rate of working from home is far below the national figure of 21.0%.
2.1% ▲ +74.1%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.2% ▲ +11.9%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 1.2%
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 routes or stops in the area, which is much lower than most other places. This means weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Queensland figure of 720.7.
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 Torres Strait Islands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/315011402/torres-strait-islands/topic/transport