4.0% ▼ -31.8%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 4.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Parrearra - Warana · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Parrearra - Warana
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 60% of workers in Parrearra - Warana drive themselves to work, reflecting a strong reliance on cars for daily travel. Most homes own at least one vehicle, and very few people use public transport for their commute. While bus services are frequent, the area is far from the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 4% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. This is a decrease from 2011, and nearly 40% of households now own two cars.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Parrearra - Warana splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (40%) and 2 vehicles (39%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Just 1.2% of people use public transport to get to work, which is lower than most areas. Meanwhile, working from home has risen to 15.9%, though this remains well below the Australian figure of 21%.
15.9% ▲ +161.6%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.2% ▼ -18.8%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 1.2%
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.
Bus services are the only option here, with 1,615 weekly departures per 1,000 people, a figure far above the Queensland average. However, the number of stops is smaller than in about 60% of similar areas.
30
Lower 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.
2.89
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).
1,615.5
Higher than 76% 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).
7
Lower than 52% 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.
It takes 66 minutes to drive to the city, which is much higher than most areas. Despite this, the walk to the nearest public transport stop is typically about 4 minutes.
4
Lower than 57% 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 Parrearra - Warana [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316021423/parrearra-warana/topic/transport