3.7% ▼ -9.8%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Toowoomba - West · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Toowoomba - West
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Barely any change has been seen in how people travel in Toowoomba - West since 2011. The area remains heavily reliant on cars, with only 3.7% of homes lacking a motor vehicle. This reliance is reflected in the very low number of people using public transport or working from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households here own multiple cars, with 41.5% having two vehicles. Only 3.7% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Toowoomba - West, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (26%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 73.9% of residents. Only 0.4% use public transport and 6.4% work from home, the latter of which is far below the Australian average of 21.0%.
6.4% ▲ +64.2%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% ▲ +8.1%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 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 options are very limited, with only two routes and 20 stops. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Queensland figure, with all services provided by buses.
20
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.26
Lower than 86% 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).
70.2
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).
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.
Access to transport is a challenge in this area. The walk to the nearest stop takes 73 minutes, which is among the highest for similar areas, and the drive time to the city is much higher than most.
73
Higher than 99% 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.
95
Higher than 88% 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 - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/317011458/toowoomba-west/topic/transport