2.9% ▼ -22.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Doonbah · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Doonbah
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in Doonbah relies on a car to get around, with only 2.9% of households lacking a motor vehicle. While there are a few local bus stops, the area's heavy reliance on private cars defines the daily commute for most residents.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, with 57.6% of homes owning one vehicle and 25.2% owning two. This means far fewer homes are without a car compared to the New South Wales figure of 9.2%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Doonbah, 1 vehicle is the majority at 58%; 2 vehicles is next at 25%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
No one uses public transport to get to work. Instead, 53% of workers drive themselves, while 10.8% walk, and 14.5% work from home, which is well below the national figure of 21%.
14.5% ▲ +42.2%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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.
The area has 6 public transport stops and 2 routes, which is more than about 79% of similar areas. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the New South Wales figure.
6
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
20.13
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
318.8
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality 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).
2
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Walking to the nearest stop is relatively easy, as the typical walk takes only 3 minutes, which is much lower than most areas.
3
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality 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.
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 Doonbah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11276/doonbah/topic/transport