49.5% ▼ -17.5%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 60.0%
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 49.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Palm Island · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Palm Island
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost half of all homes lack a car, which is among the highest rates for any similar area in the country. Palm Island relies heavily on walking and private vehicles to get around, as there are no formal public transport routes or stops available.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Nearly 50% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure far above the national rate of 7.4%. While this is still among the highest proportions at this level, the number of carless homes fell by 11 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Palm Island, the largest group is No vehicle at 49%, followed by 1 vehicle (36%) and 2 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Walking is a primary way to get to work for 32.7% of residents, while 34.5% drive. No one here works from home, which is far below the 21% national figure, and use of public transport to commute has fallen since 2011 to 4.7%.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.7% ▼ -69.3%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 4.7%
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, leaving it with zero weekly departures per 1,000 people. This is much lower than most areas and far below the Queensland figure.
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).
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)).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Palm Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318011466/palm-island/topic/transport