5.1% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Gympie - South · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Gympie - South
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 73% of workers in Gympie - South drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. Most homes have at least one vehicle, and the area has very few people working from home compared to the rest of the country.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 38% of homes have two motor vehicles, and another 21% have three or more. Only 5.1% of households have no vehicle, a figure that is about the same as the Queensland average and barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Gympie - South splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (35%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people use public transport to get to work (0.6%), which is much lower than most areas. Only 5.5% of the workforce works from home, a rate far below the national figure of 21%.
5.5% ▲ +32.8%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.6% ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 0.6%
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 Gympie - South has 5.03 public transport stops per 1,000 people—far above the Queensland average—the service is limited. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are much lower than most areas and far below the state figure.
38
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.03
Higher 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).
143.0
Lower than 78% 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).
2
Lower than 86% 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.
The drive time to the city is among the highest for similar areas at 111 minutes. However, walking to the nearest transport stop is typical for this level of area, taking about 4 minutes.
4
Lower than 57% 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.
111
Higher than 91% 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 Gympie - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319031513/gympie-south/topic/transport