2.0% ▼ -32.7%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Maroochy Hinterland · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Maroochy Hinterland
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 41% of homes in Maroochy Hinterland have two motor vehicles, reflecting a strong reliance on cars in this rural area. This is a place where private transport is essential, as there are virtually no public transport options available to residents.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few households get by without a car, with only 2% of homes having no motor vehicle. This is well below the Queensland figure of 5.8% and is a decrease from 3% back in 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Maroochy Hinterland, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here, with 18.8% of people doing so, which is well above the state average of 14.1%. In contrast, only 0.3% of workers use public transport, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
18.8% ▲ +55.0%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 18.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% ▼ -77.4%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 0.3%
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 is almost non-existent in the area, with zero recorded routes, stops, or weekly departures. This puts the region far below the Queensland average for transit access.
0
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.00
Lower than 99% 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).
0.0
Lower than 99% 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).
0
Lower than 99% 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.
The area is quite remote, with the typical drive time to the city reaching 293 minutes. This is among the highest drive times for similar areas.
293
Higher than 99% 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 Maroochy Hinterland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316061443/maroochy-hinterland/topic/transport