1.0% ▼ -19.1%
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Gowrie · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Gowrie
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in Gowrie owns a car, making it one of the most vehicle-dependent areas of its kind. With very few people working from home and almost no public transport options, residents rely heavily on their own wheels to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 1% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Queensland figure of 5.8%. Most households are well-equipped, with 45% owning two vehicles and 22.1% owning three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Gowrie, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 45%, followed by 3 vehicles (22%) and 1 vehicle (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Car travel is the dominant way to get to work, as only 0.1% of people use public transport. While the number of people working from home rose to 7% since 2011, this is still far below the Australian figure of 21%.
7.0% ▲ +149.3%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.1% ▼ -85.7%
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.1%
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.
There are no public transport stops or routes in the area. This means the number of weekly departures and stops per 1,000 people is far below the Queensland average.
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.
Getting to the city is a significant journey, with a typical drive time of 92 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
92
Higher than 87% 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 Gowrie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/317011449/gowrie/topic/transport