4.4% ▼ -29.1%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Cooloola · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Cooloola
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than half of working residents in Cooloola drive themselves to work, reflecting a heavy reliance on cars. This is a widespread trend here, with very few people using public transport to get to their jobs. Most homes own at least one vehicle to navigate the large area.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 4.4% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 5.8% and has fallen since 2011. The most common arrangement is one car per home, held by 43.2% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Cooloola, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (37%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is used by 11.5% of the workforce, which is well below the national figure of 21.0%. Very few people use public transport for their commute, at just 0.8%, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
11.5% ▲ +138.0%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.8% ▲ +41.8%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.8%
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 is limited here, with only one route and 24 stops. While the number of stops per 1,000 people is a little above the Queensland average, weekly departures are far below the state figure.
24
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.65
Lower than 60% 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).
32.0
Lower than 85% 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).
1
Lower than 93% 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.
Getting into the city is a long trip for those in Cooloola, with a drive time of 157 minutes. This is among the highest drive times for areas at this level.
157
Higher than 99% 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 Cooloola [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319031511/cooloola/topic/transport