6.0% ▼ -35.2%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Toowoomba - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Toowoomba - East
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A huge gap exists between Toowoomba - East and the rest of the country when it comes to working from home, with only 10.8% of the workforce doing so. This is far below the national figure. Most residents rely on private cars to get around, and very few use public transport for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 39.9% of homes owning two vehicles. Only 6% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is about the same as the Queensland average and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Toowoomba - East splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (40%) and 1 vehicle (38%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Private cars are the main way to get to work, with 66% of people driving. Working from home rose to 10.8% since 2011, though this remains well below the Queensland figure, and only 0.3% of people use public transport to commute.
10.8% ▲ +136.6%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% ▼ -48.8%
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 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.
While there are 47 public transport stops—which is more than half of similar areas—they are all for buses. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Queensland figure.
47
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.46
Higher than 52% 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).
281.8
Lower than 70% 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).
5
Lower than 64% 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 on foot or by bus can be difficult, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 11 minutes, which is higher than most areas. The drive time to the city is also much higher than most areas.
11
Higher than 72% 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 - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/317011457/toowoomba-east/topic/transport