5.2% ▼ -37.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Alexandra Headland · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Alexandra Headland
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More public transport options than most similar areas define Alexandra Headland, though cars remain the dominant way to get around. While 15 stops serve the area, only a tiny fraction of workers actually use these services for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 42.3% owning one and 35.9% owning two. Only 5.2% of households have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Alexandra Headland, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 42%, followed by 2 vehicles (36%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 59.4% of residents. Working from home is common at 17.3%, which is well above the Queensland figure, while only 1.1% use public transport.
17.3% ▲ +140.3%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.1% ▼ -43.1%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 1.1%
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.
Bus services are very frequent here, with weekly departures per 1,000 people far above the state figure. The area is better served than about 89% of similar places, with 6 different routes and 15 stops.
15
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.54
Higher than 72% 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).
2,066.8
Higher than 92% 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).
6
Higher than 86% 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.
The typical walk to the nearest transport stop takes about 9 minutes. From here, the drive time to the city is around 73 minutes, which is about the middle for its level.
9
Lower than 56% 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.
73
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality 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 Alexandra Headland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30030/alexandra-headland/topic/transport