1.9% —
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Peregian Beach - Marcus Beach · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Peregian Beach - Marcus Beach
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has surged in Peregian Beach - Marcus Beach, with the share of residents doing so rising by 12 percentage points since 2016. This shift is seen alongside a very high reliance on private cars, with only 1.9% of homes having no motor vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every home here owns a car, a rate well below the national figure. Most households have two vehicles, and 18.6% own three or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Peregian Beach - Marcus Beach, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (35%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is low at 0.8%, a figure that has fallen since 2016. Instead, 23% of people work from home, which is well above the Queensland average of 14.1%.
23.0% —
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 23.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.8% —
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 0.8%
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 two bus routes and 14 stops. While the number of stops is smaller than most similar areas, the number of weekly departures is about the same as the state figure.
14
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.41
Lower than 64% 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).
767.0
Lower than 52% 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).
2
Lower than 86% 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 dominated by the car, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 13 minutes. This is much higher than most areas, and the drive to the city takes 85 minutes.
13
Higher than 74% 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.
85
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 Peregian Beach - Marcus Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316051543/peregian-beach-marcus-beach/topic/transport