1.7% —
Lower than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Noosa Hinterland · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Noosa Hinterland
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every household in Noosa Hinterland relies on a car, with only 1.7% of homes having no motor vehicle. This far exceeds the national trend and reflects the area's remote nature. Most residents depend on private transport for daily life, while public transport use remains very low.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 40.8% of homes owning two vehicles and 31.6% owning three or more. Only 1.7% of households are without a car, a figure that is well below both the Queensland and national averages.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Noosa Hinterland, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (26%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 60.4% of people, while 17.5% work from home—a figure that rose 6.9 percentage points since 2016. Very few people use public transport to commute, at just 0.4%.
17.5% —
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% —
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 0.4%
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 1.12 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the Queensland average. Weekly departures are also much lower than most areas, with buses making up 95% of the limited services available.
27
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.12
Lower than 87% 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).
64.9
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).
12
Higher than 71% 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 a typical drive time to the city of 113 minutes. This is among the highest drive times for similar areas.
113
Higher than 91% 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 Noosa Hinterland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/316081549/noosa-hinterland/topic/transport