4.6% ▼ -13.0%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Point Vernon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Point Vernon
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people use public transport in Point Vernon than in other parts of the state or country. With no public transport stops or routes available, the area relies almost entirely on private cars for travel. This lack of options makes it one of the most car-dependent places in the region.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have at least one car, and 48.4% of households own two or more vehicles. Only 4.6% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that is a little below the national average of 7.4% and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Point Vernon, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 42%, followed by 2 vehicles (36%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 68% of workers commuting as the driver. Only 0.2% use public transport, and the 7.4% who work from home is far below the Australian figure of 21%.
7.4% ▲ +50.7%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.2% ▼ -76.5%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.2%
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.
There are no public transport stops or routes in Point Vernon, which is smaller than about 90% of similar areas. This means there are zero weekly departures per 1,000 people, leaving the area far below the Queensland average.
0
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.00
Lower than 99% 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).
0.0
Lower than 99% 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).
0
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
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)).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Point Vernon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319041519/point-vernon/topic/transport