15.6% ▼ -23.6%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 15.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Bundaberg West · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Bundaberg West
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Well over 15% of homes in Bundaberg West have no motor vehicle, a figure that is much higher than the national average. While most people still rely on cars, the area has very high access to bus stops. This makes it stand out compared to other similar neighbourhoods.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 15.6% of homes here have no car, which is well above the Queensland figure of 5.8%. For those who do own vehicles, half of all households have just one, while 24.7% have two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Bundaberg West, 1 vehicle is the majority at 51%; 2 vehicles is next at 25%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Only 5.6% of people work from home, which is far below the 21% national figure. Most residents drive to work, though 9.4% walk and 2.4% use public transport.
5.6% ▲ +31.3%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.4% ▲ +265.7%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 2.4%
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.
Bundaberg West has 21 bus stops, which is far more per person than the Queensland average. However, with 419.5 weekly departures per 1,000 people, the frequency of service is far below the state figure.
21
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
8.09
Higher than 86% 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).
419.5
Higher than 77% 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).
3
Higher than 79% 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 transit stop is very easy here, with a typical walk of just one minute, which is much lower than in most other areas.
1
Lower than 99% 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 Bundaberg West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30424/bundaberg-west/topic/transport