0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Blacksoil · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Blacksoil
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in Blacksoil has a car, placing it well below the state and national figures for households without a vehicle. The area relies heavily on private transport, with over 41% of homes owning two vehicles and very few people using public transit for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is nearly universal here, as 0.0% of homes have no motor vehicle. Most households are well-equipped, with 41.4% owning two vehicles and another 17.2% owning four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Blacksoil, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 3 vehicles (27%) and 1 vehicle (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 55.9% of people being the driver. Very few people work from home at 11.8%, which is well below the national figure of 21.0%.
11.8% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 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.
While there are 18.87 stops per 1,000 people—far above the Queensland figure—zero people can actually reach others via transit within 45 minutes. All available public transport is provided by a single bus route.
2
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
18.87
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).
301.9
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).
1
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
The drive time to the city is 34 minutes, which is lower than most similar areas. Residents typically face a 16-minute walk to reach the nearest transport stop.
16
Higher than 54% 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.
34
Lower than 71% 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)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- 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 Blacksoil [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30278/blacksoil/topic/transport