9.9% ▼ -23.3%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.9%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Mount Isa Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Mount Isa Surrounds
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More homes in Mount Isa Surrounds now have cars than in 2011, though a significant number of people still get to work by walking. The area is largely without public transport infrastructure, meaning most residents rely on private vehicles or walking to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9.9% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the Queensland figure of 5.8%. This is a decrease from 12.9% in 2011, while the most common setup is one car per home at 36%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Mount Isa Surrounds splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (36%) and 2 vehicles (32%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Only 8.8% of people work from home, a figure far below the Australian average of 21%. While 43.1% drive to work, a notable 16% walk and 5.4% use public transport, which is a little above the national figure of 3.1%.
8.8% ▲ +57.0%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.4% ▼ -23.9%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 5.4%
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 or routes in the area, leaving it far below the Queensland average for service access. This means there are zero weekly 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 Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/315021406/mount-isa-surrounds/topic/transport