1.7% —
Lower than 97% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Noosa Hinterland · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Noosa Hinterland
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than 60% of workers in Noosa Hinterland drive themselves to work, reflecting a heavy reliance on cars in this rural area. Very few homes get by without a vehicle, and public transport is rarely used for the daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 40.8% of homes having two vehicles and 13.4% owning four or more. Only 1.7% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Noosa Hinterland, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (26%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen to 17.5%, which is well above the Queensland figure. In contrast, public transport use for work is much lower than most areas, with only 0.4% of people using it.
17.5% —
Higher than 65% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% —
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2016: 1.1%
- 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 very limited, with only 1.12 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the state average. Weekly departures are also much lower than most areas, with buses making up 95% of the few services available.
27
Lower than 92% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.12
Lower than 92% 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).
64.9
Lower than 84% 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).
12
Lower than 76% 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 into the city takes a long time, with a typical drive time of 117 minutes. This is much higher than most other areas.
117
Higher than 87% 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 Noosa Hinterland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31608/noosa-hinterland/topic/transport