7.6% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Mount Isa · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Mount Isa
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost no one uses public transport in Mount Isa, leaving a massive gap between this area and the rest of Queensland. Most people rely on their own cars to get around, with very few residents working from home. This reliance on private vehicles is clear across the board, as the area lacks the transit infrastructure found in other regions.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7.6% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is higher than most areas and a little above the Queensland figure. The most common setup is two vehicles per home, seen in 39.1% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Mount Isa, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (34%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Only 0.2% of people use public transport to get to work, which is among the lowest rates for similar areas. Working from home is also very rare at 2.0%, far below the national figure of 21.0%.
2.0% ▲ +34.2%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.2% ▼ -57.7%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 0.2%
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.
Public transport is effectively non-existent here, with zero routes and zero stops. This puts the area far below the Queensland average for transport access and 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).
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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Mount Isa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/315021405/mount-isa/topic/transport