2.4% ▼ -23.2%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Palmwoods · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Palmwoods
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Few people in Palmwoods get around without a car, with only 2.4% of homes lacking a motor vehicle. This heavy reliance on private transport is linked to a long 72-minute drive to the city and very limited public transport options. Most households own at least two vehicles to manage these distances.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, as only 2.4% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the Queensland rate of 5.8%. About 40% of households own two vehicles, while 17.6% have three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Palmwoods, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (26%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the dominant way to get to work, with 61.7% of people as the main driver. Working from home has risen to 15.8% since 2011, while only 0.7% of residents use public transport for their commute.
15.8% ▲ +71.7%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.7% ▼ -43.1%
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 0.7%
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 scarce, with only 1.2 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the Queensland figure of 2.99. Weekly departures are also much lower than most areas, at 70.3 per 1,000 people.
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.
1.20
Lower than 86% 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).
70.3
Lower than 83% 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 takes about 19 minutes. This is much higher than in most other areas.
19
Higher than 79% 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.
72
Higher than 81% 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 Palmwoods [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316061444/palmwoods/topic/transport