1.3% ▼ -39.9%
Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Gold Coast Hinterland · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Gold Coast Hinterland
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has jumped by 8.1 percentage points since 2011 in the Gold Coast Hinterland, reflecting a shift in how people manage their distance from the city. Almost every household here relies on a car, with only 1.3% of homes having no motor vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, as only 1.3% of homes have no motor vehicle—a figure well below the Queensland rate of 5.8%. Over half of all households own two or more vehicles, with 40.6% having exactly two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Gold Coast Hinterland, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (26%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people use public transport to get to work, at just 0.4%. Instead, 18.1% of workers now work from home, which is well above the Queensland figure of 14.1%.
18.1% ▲ +81.1%
Higher than 66% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.4%
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 almost non-existent in the area, with zero recorded stops and routes. This leaves the region far below the Queensland average of 2.99 stops per 1,000 people.
0
Lower than 99% of sub-region (sa3) 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 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).
0.0
Lower than 99% 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).
0
Lower than 99% 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.
Living here involves a significant trip to the city, with a typical drive time of 66 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
66
Higher than 74% 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 Gold Coast Hinterland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30904/gold-coast-hinterland/topic/transport