Condon - Rasmussen · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Transport & Vehicles in Condon - Rasmussen

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Only 3.1% of workers in Condon - Rasmussen work from home, a figure far below both the Queensland and national averages. This reliance on traditional workplaces is mirrored by a heavy dependency on cars for daily travel. Most residents depend on private vehicles to get around this part of Townsville.

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📍 Condon - Rasmussen, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

About 6% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is higher than most similar areas. Most households own one or two vehicles, with 38.8% having one and 36.5% having two.

6.0% ▼ -7.9%

Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 6.6%
  • 2016: 6.0%
  • 2021: 6.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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Condon - Rasmussen splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (39%) and 2 vehicles (36%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Cars are the dominant way to get to work, with 73.6% of people driving. Very few people use public transport to commute (0.9%), a rate a little below the state and national figures.

3.1% ▲ +39.2%

Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.2%
  • 2016: 2.3%
  • 2021: 3.1%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

0.9% ▼ -45.3%

Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 1.6%
  • 2016: 1.4%
  • 2021: 0.9%

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.

How people get to work

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In Condon - Rasmussen, Car (driver) is the majority at 86%; Car (passenger) is next at 8%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Bus services make up 100% of public transport here, with 39 stops and 2 routes. There are 3.61 stops per 1,000 people, which is a little above the Queensland figure.

39

Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.

3.61

Lower than 61% 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).

744.1

Lower than 52% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Getting to the nearest stop takes a typical 47 minutes, which is among the highest times for this level.

47

Higher than 91% 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.

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 Condon - Rasmussen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318021471/condon-rasmussen/topic/transport