1.7% —
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Caloundra West - Baringa · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Caloundra West - Baringa
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Reliance on cars has remained a defining feature of Caloundra West - Baringa, where only 1.7% of homes have no motor vehicle. This is well below the national figure of 7.4%. Most households own multiple cars to navigate the area, as public transport options are limited.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every home here owns a car, with 45.8% having two vehicles and 13.1% owning three. The 1.7% of homes without a car is much lower than most other areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Caloundra West - Baringa, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most workers rely on cars, with 67% driving to work. Only 0.9% use public transport, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 3.0%, while 11.6% work from home.
11.6% —
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.9% —
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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 sparse, with only 2.23 stops per 1,000 people, which is well below the state average. All services are buses, but the number of weekly departures is far below the Queensland figure.
35
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.23
Lower than 77% 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).
260.3
Lower than 71% 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).
5
Lower than 64% 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.
Getting around is challenging without a car, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 7 minutes, which is higher than most areas. The drive time to the city is also much higher than most places at 59 minutes.
7
Higher than 61% 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.
59
Higher than 77% 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 Caloundra West - Baringa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316021580/caloundra-west-baringa/topic/transport