3.7% ▼ -19.4%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Broadbeach Waters · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Broadbeach Waters
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost 1,500 weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people make Broadbeach Waters one of the best-served areas for transit at its level. While most residents still rely on cars, the suburb has excellent access to services. This high availability is reflected in the very short walk to the nearest stop.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 41.5% owning two. Only 3.7% of households have no motor vehicle, which is a lower figure than both the state and national averages.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Broadbeach Waters, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 59.5% of residents. About 18.5% work from home, a figure well above the Queensland average, while 1.8% use public transport.
18.5% ▲ +128.7%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.8% ▼ -19.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 1.8%
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 suburb has 16 routes and 34 stops, meaning it has far more transport options than the state average. All of these services are provided by buses.
34
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.16
Higher than 74% 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).
1,498.0
Higher than 89% 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).
16
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.
Getting to a transport stop is very easy here, with a typical walk time of just 2 minutes. The drive time to the city is 52 minutes, which is lower than most similar areas.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
52
Lower than 61% 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 Broadbeach Waters [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30381/broadbeach-waters/topic/transport