8.1% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Townsville City - North Ward · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Townsville City - North Ward
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 64% of workers in Townsville City - North Ward drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. While public transport services are frequent, very few residents actually use them for their daily commute. Most households keep at least one car to get by.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.1% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is a little above the Queensland figure. Half of all households have just one vehicle, while 32.5% have two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Townsville City - North Ward, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 49%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and No vehicle (8%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Only 0.9% of people use public transport to get to work, which is a little below the state and national figures. Those working from home make up 7.3% of the workforce, a figure that is far below the Australian average.
7.3% ▲ +114.0%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.9% ▼ -43.1%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
The area is well served by buses, with 1,951 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far above the Queensland figure. There are 11 different routes and 39 stops across the area.
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.
4.28
Higher than 50% 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).
1,951.0
Higher 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).
11
Higher than 67% 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 about 8 minutes to walk to their nearest public transport stop, which is longer than in most similar areas.
8
Higher than 64% 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 Townsville City - North Ward [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318021490/townsville-city-north-ward/topic/transport