1.8% —
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Bli Bli · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Bli Bli
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
About 67% of working residents in Bli Bli drive themselves to work, reflecting a strong reliance on cars. This is a place where private vehicles are essential, with very few homes lacking a car and minimal use of public transport for the daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high, with only 1.8% of homes having no motor vehicle. This is well below the Queensland figure of 5.8% and the national figure of 7.4%, and the proportion of car-less homes has fallen since 2016.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Bli Bli, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people use public transport to get to work, at just 0.9%, which is a little below both the state and national figures. While 11.9% of people work from home—a rise of 7.1 points since 2016—this is still well below the Australian average of 21%.
11.9% —
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.9% —
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 0.9%
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 options are limited, with only two routes and 23 stops. There are 2.14 stops per 1,000 people, which is well below the Queensland figure of 2.99, and weekly departures are far below the state average.
23
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.14
Lower than 78% 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).
271.6
Lower than 71% 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 without a car is difficult, as the walk to the nearest stop takes longer than in most areas. Additionally, the drive time to the city is 75 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
7
Higher than 61% 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.
75
Higher than 82% 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 Bli Bli [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316071545/bli-bli/topic/transport