Buderim - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Transport & Vehicles in Buderim - North

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

More people are working from home in Buderim - North than a decade ago, with the rate rising 10 points since 2011. This shift happens in an area where cars are essential and public transport is rarely used for commuting.

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📍 Buderim - North, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Most homes here have at least one car, and 39.3% have two. Only 5.3% of households have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the national figure and down 2.5 points since 2011.

5.3% ▼ -32.6%

Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 7.8%
  • 2016: 6.5%
  • 2021: 5.3%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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Buderim - North splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (36%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Very few people use public transport to get to work, with only 0.6% doing so. Instead, 62% drive as the main driver and 17.5% work from home, a figure well above the Queensland average.

17.5% ▲ +147.2%

Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 7.1%
  • 2016: 8.2%
  • 2021: 17.5%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

0.6% ▼ -58.5%

Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 1.4%
  • 2016: 1.4%
  • 2021: 0.6%

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.

How people get to work

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In Buderim - North, Car (driver) is the majority at 73%; Worked at home is next at 21%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Buses are the only public transport option here, but service is limited. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Queensland figure, and the area has fewer stops per person than most similar places.

52

Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.

2.90

Lower than 71% 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).

367.5

Lower than 67% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Getting around without a car is difficult, as the walk to the nearest stop takes about 23 minutes. This is much longer than in most other areas, and the drive time to the city is also much higher than usual at 66 minutes.

23

Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Walking time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to the nearest public-transport stop, along the OpenStreetMap pedestrian network (Valhalla). Blank where no stop is within a reasonable walk.

66

Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Free-flow driving time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to its state/territory capital city centre, along the OpenStreetMap road network (Valhalla). Excludes live traffic.

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)).
  • Road & path network (OpenStreetMap, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Buderim - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316011413/buderim-north/topic/transport