3.4% ▼ -28.1%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Bargara - Burnett Heads · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Bargara - Burnett Heads
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every household in Bargara - Burnett Heads relies on a car to get around, with only 3.4% of homes having no motor vehicle. This heavy reliance on private transport is reflected in the way people travel to work and the limited use of local public services.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is high, with 40.3% of homes owning two vehicles and 12.2% owning three. The proportion of homes without a car is a little below the Queensland figure of 5.8% and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Bargara - Burnett Heads splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (40%) and 1 vehicle (38%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, as 71.3% of people commute as a driver. Very few people use public transport for work (0.5%), and the 7.3% who work from home is far below the Australian figure of 21.0%.
7.3% ▲ +32.4%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▼ -56.0%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.5%
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 89 public transport stops—which is more than most similar areas—service is limited. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Queensland figure, and all available routes are buses.
89
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.68
Higher than 56% 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).
180.2
Lower than 76% 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).
3
Lower than 79% 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.
Accessing public transport can be difficult, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 35 minutes, which is much higher than in most other areas.
35
Higher than 88% 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 Bargara - Burnett Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319011493/bargara-burnett-heads/topic/transport