1.9% ▲ +3.9%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Glass House Mountains · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Glass House Mountains
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people are working from home in Glass House Mountains than in 2011, though car use remains dominant. Only 1.9% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. This reliance on cars is clear in a place where most residents live far from public transport stops.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every home here has a car, with 39.7% owning two and 13.2% owning four or more. Only 1.9% of households are without a vehicle, a figure that has barely changed since 2011 and is much lower than most other areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Glass House Mountains, 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 main way to get to work for 62.3% of people, while 13.2% work from home. Use of public transport for commuting is a little below the national figure at 1.6% and has fallen since 2011.
13.2% ▲ +76.9%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.6% ▼ -52.9%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 1.6%
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 very limited here, with only 0.92 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the Queensland figure. While there are 25 different routes, the weekly number of departures is much lower than in most other areas.
6
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.92
Lower than 90% 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).
89.7
Lower than 81% 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).
25
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 takes 57 minutes, among the highest for this level. It also takes 49 minutes to drive to the city, which is longer than in most areas.
57
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.
49
Higher than 73% 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 Glass House Mountains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316061441/glass-house-mountains/topic/transport