5.9% ▼ -24.4%
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Noosaville · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Noosaville
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people work from home in Noosaville than in most similar areas, with 22.1% of the workforce doing so. This shift is part of a wider trend, as the number of people working from home rose 12 points since 2011. While public transport is widely available, the area remains heavily reliant on cars for daily travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes in Noosaville have at least one vehicle, with 42.8% owning one and 36.1% owning two. Only 5.9% of households 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 →In Noosaville, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (36%) and 3 vehicles (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here, at 22.1%, which is well above the Queensland figure of 14.1%. In contrast, public transport use for commuting is very low at 0.9%, slightly below both state and national levels.
22.1% ▲ +110.0%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.9% ▼ -36.0%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 0.9%
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 has far more public transport access than the state average, with 5.99 stops and 1,557.1 weekly departures per 1,000 people. All these services are provided by buses, with 56 stops across 9 routes.
56
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.99
Higher than 73% 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).
1,557.1
Higher than 74% 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).
9
Higher than 57% 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 can take more time than in most other areas, with an 11-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is also much higher than most areas, taking around 86 minutes.
11
Higher than 72% 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.
86
Higher than 86% 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 Noosaville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316051435/noosaville/topic/transport