20.3% ▼ -20.0%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Far North · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Far North
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far North stands out for having a much higher proportion of carless homes than almost any other similar area. While 20.3% of households have no motor vehicle, the region's transport options are extremely limited, with almost no public transport services available.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About one in five homes have no motor vehicle, which is far above the Queensland figure of 5.8%. This is among the highest rates for this level, though it has fallen from 25.4% in 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Far North, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 34%, followed by 2 vehicles (28%) and No vehicle (20%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
The vast majority of workers use a car or walk, with 46.6% driving and 17.6% walking to work. Only 7.6% work from home, which is far below the national figure of 21.0%.
7.6% ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 84% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.1% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 2.1%
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 virtually non-existent here, with zero routes, stops, and departures. This is far below the Queensland average of 720.7 weekly departures 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).
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 Far North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31501/far-north/topic/transport