2.5% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 92% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Centenary · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Centenary
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer homes without a car are found in Centenary than in most similar areas. Only 2.5% of households lack a vehicle, making it one of the most car-dependent places in the region. This high reliance on private transport is paired with a significant shift towards flexible work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are very common here, with 46.5% of homes owning two vehicles and 14.5% having three. Only 2.5% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is well below both the Queensland and Australian averages.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Centenary, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 47%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 22.5%, which is much higher than most areas and well above the state figure. While 53% of workers drive to work, the share using public transport fell by 4.0 percentage points since 2011 to 3.7%.
22.5% ▲ +384.3%
Higher than 74% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 22.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.7% ▼ -51.8%
Higher than 70% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 3.7%
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.
Bus services provide all the public transport here, with 108 stops across 13 routes. While the number of stops per 1,000 people is lower than most areas, it remains a little above the Queensland average.
108
Lower than 78% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.27
Lower than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
657.1
Lower than 54% of sub-region (sa3) 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).
13
Lower than 73% of sub-region (sa3) 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 to the city is relatively quick, with a typical drive time of 15 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. The typical walk to the nearest transport stop takes about 5 minutes.
5
Higher than 50% of sub-region (sa3) 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.
15
Lower than 76% of sub-region (sa3) 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).
More for Centenary
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Centenary [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30401/centenary/topic/transport