2.3% ▼ -36.5%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Beerwah · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Beerwah
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 2.3% of Beerwah homes have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average. This heavy reliance on cars is common across the area, where most households own two or more vehicles. Public transport is used far less than in other parts of the state.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, with 40% of homes owning two vehicles and another 11.6% owning four or more. Very few households get by without a car, and this has fallen further since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Beerwah, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 64.1% of people as the main driver. Very few people use public transport for their commute, and the 11.4% who work from home is well below the Australian figure.
11.4% ▲ +79.6%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.3% ▼ -46.1%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 1.3%
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 access is far below the Queensland average, with only 0.43 stops per 1,000 people. While there are 26 routes, there are only 4 stops, and weekly departures are much lower than in most other areas.
4
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.43
Lower than 95% 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).
42.7
Lower than 84% 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).
26
Higher 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 without a car is difficult, as the walk to the nearest stop can take up to 58 minutes. This is among the highest walking times at this level, and the drive to the city takes about 58 minutes.
58
Higher than 95% 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.
58
Higher than 76% 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).
More for Beerwah
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Beerwah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316061439/beerwah/topic/transport