8.5% ▼ -29.5%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Toowoomba - Central · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Toowoomba - Central
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer homes without cars is the biggest change in Toowoomba - Central since 2011, with the share falling by 3.6 percentage points. While 8.5% of households now lack a motor vehicle, the area has a very high number of public transport stops compared to most other places.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost 9% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is a little above the Queensland figure of 5.8%. Most households have one or two cars, though the number of car-free homes has dropped since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Toowoomba - Central, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 46%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and 3 vehicles (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far less common here than across Australia, at just 6.2%. Similarly, only 0.3% of workers use public transport to get to their jobs, which is much lower than in most areas.
6.2% ▲ +145.9%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% ▼ -54.7%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 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.
The area is well served by 97 stops across 8 routes, all of which are buses. With nearly 7 stops per 1,000 people, this is far above the Queensland average of 2.99.
97
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.94
Higher than 82% 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).
738.8
Lower than 53% 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).
8
Higher than 52% 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.
It takes a typical resident only 3 minutes to walk to the nearest transport stop, which is lower than most areas. However, drive times to the city are much higher than in most other similar places.
3
Lower than 71% 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.
86
Higher than 86% 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 Toowoomba - Central [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/317011456/toowoomba-central/topic/transport