3.9% ▼ -24.2%
Lower than 75% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Buderim · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Buderim
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Just 3.9% of homes in Buderim have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. This makes it a place where almost every household relies on a car to get around. The area is heavily dependent on private transport, with very few people using public transit for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households have multiple cars, with 41.1% owning two vehicles and 13.7% owning three. The proportion of homes without a car has fallen since 2011, leaving Buderim with a much lower rate than most similar areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Buderim, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (34%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 63% of residents, while only 1% use public transport. The number of people working from home rose 8.5 percentage points since 2011 to reach 14.9%, though this is still well below the Australian figure.
14.9% ▲ +133.7%
Higher than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.0% ▼ -26.9%
Lower than 68% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.0%
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 limited to buses, with only 157 stops and 9 routes serving the area. The number of stops per 1,000 people is much lower than most similar areas and is a little below the Queensland average.
157
Lower than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.66
Lower than 79% 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).
450.8
Lower than 61% 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).
9
Lower than 82% 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.
The drive time to the city is 62 minutes, which is higher than most areas. Despite this, the walk to the nearest transport stop is quite short, taking only 3 minutes for the typical resident.
3
Lower than 71% 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.
62
Higher than 72% 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 Buderim
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Buderim [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31601/buderim/topic/transport