5.8% ▼ -28.9%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Moffat Beach - Battery Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Moffat Beach - Battery Hill
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A 67-minute drive to the city makes Moffat Beach - Battery Hill quite remote compared to most areas. This distance is reflected in the high reliance on cars for daily travel, though more people have started working from home since 2011.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households here have at least one car, with 38.3% owning two vehicles. Only 5.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that is about the same as the Queensland average and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Moffat Beach - Battery Hill splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (38%) and 1 vehicle (37%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Nearly 60% of workers drive themselves to work, while 15.9% work from home, which is a little above the Queensland figure. Only 1.1% of people use public transport for their commute, which is lower than most areas.
15.9% ▲ +162.5%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.1% ▼ -23.5%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 1.1%
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 provided entirely by buses, with 4 routes and 29 stops. While the number of stops is low, the weekly number of departures per 1,000 people is far above the Queensland figure.
29
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.57
Lower than 61% 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).
1,216.0
Higher than 65% 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).
4
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
The typical walk to the nearest transport stop is short, taking only 3 minutes, which is lower than most areas.
3
Lower than 71% 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.
67
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 Moffat Beach - Battery Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316021422/moffat-beach-battery-hill/topic/transport