7.4% ▼ -30.3%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Far Central West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Far Central West
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Zero public transport stops mark Far Central West as one of the most isolated areas for transit in the region. Most people here rely on their own cars or walk to work, with no one using public transport to commute. This lack of infrastructure makes private vehicles essential for getting around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 40.7% of homes have one vehicle, though 14% own four or more. While 7.4% of households have no motor vehicle—which is a little above the Queensland figure—this is down 3.2 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Far Central West, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 40%, followed by 2 vehicles (28%) and 4 or more (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 44.9% of people, while 21% walk. No one uses public transport to commute, and 17.1% work from home, which is a little above the state figure but well below the national average.
17.1% ▼ -10.9%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 17.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 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 routes or stops in the area. With zero weekly departures per 1,000 people, transit access is far below the Queensland average.
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 Far Central West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/315031410/far-central-west/topic/transport