7.3% ▼ -34.9%
Higher than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Maroochydore - Kuluin · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Maroochydore - Kuluin
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people work from home in Maroochydore - Kuluin compared to the national figure, with only 13.3% doing so. Most residents rely on private cars to get around, and very few use public transport for their daily commute. The area has a strong bus network, but the typical trip to the city takes a long time.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Nearly half of all homes have one motor vehicle, and 32.7% have two. About 7.3% of households have no vehicle, which is a little above the Queensland figure and higher than most similar areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Maroochydore - Kuluin, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 47%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and 3 vehicles (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 61.1% of residents. Only 1.4% commute by public transport, which is a little below the state and national figures, while the share of people working from home rose to 13.3% since 2011.
13.3% ▲ +187.0%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.4% ▼ -3.1%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 1.4%
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.
The area is served by 13 bus routes and 66 stops, though there are no trains or trams. With 796 weekly departures per 1,000 people, the service frequency is a little above the Queensland figure.
66
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.83
Lower than 72% 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).
796.0
Higher than 50% 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).
13
Higher than 73% 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.
While residents enjoy some of the shortest walks to a transport stop in the region, the drive time to the city is much higher than in most other areas.
0
Lower than 99% 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.
69
Higher than 80% 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 Maroochydore - Kuluin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316031427/maroochydore-kuluin/topic/transport