5.3% ▼ -35.7%
Lower than 53% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Coolangatta · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Coolangatta
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 60% of workers in Coolangatta drive themselves to work, highlighting a heavy reliance on cars for daily travel. Most homes own at least one vehicle, while very few residents use public transport for their commute. This reflects a transport landscape where private cars are the primary way to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households have two cars, and only 5.3% of homes have no motor vehicle. This is about the same as the Queensland figure and is slightly lower than the national average; it also represents a 2.9 point drop since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Coolangatta splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (37%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Only 1.2% of people use public transport to get to work, which is lower than most areas and has fallen since 2011. Meanwhile, 14.4% of people work from home, a figure that is about the same as the state average but well below the national figure.
14.4% ▲ +175.3%
Higher than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.2% ▼ -50.0%
Lower than 63% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 1.2%
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.
While there are only 14 public transport routes and 210 stops, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far above the Queensland figure. All of these services are provided by buses.
210
Lower than 60% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.65
Lower than 65% 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).
1,734.6
Higher than 80% 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).
14
Lower than 71% 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.
A typical walk to the nearest transport stop takes about 5 minutes. However, the drive time to the city is 60 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
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.
60
Higher than 71% 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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Coolangatta [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30902/coolangatta/topic/transport