Bunya · Suburb / Locality

Transport & Vehicles in Bunya

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Nearly every single home in Bunya has a motor vehicle, far exceeding the national trend. While the area is well connected by road, most residents rely on private cars or home-based work to get around. This high level of vehicle ownership supports a lifestyle where few people use public transport for their daily commute.

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📍 Bunya, Suburb / Locality

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

No home in Bunya is without a motor vehicle, which is well below the figures for Queensland and Australia. Most households own multiple cars, with 39.2% having two and 24.7% owning four or more.

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Bunya, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 3 vehicles (26%) and 4 or more (25%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home is common here, with 24.9% of people doing so—a figure far above the Queensland average. Only 1.6% of workers use public transport, which is a little below the national rate but much higher than in most similar areas.

24.9% ▲ +215.8%

Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 7.9%
  • 2016: 8.3%
  • 2021: 24.9%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

1.6% ▼ -51.2%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.2%
  • 2016: 2.5%
  • 2021: 1.6%

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.

How people get to work

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In Bunya, Car (driver) is the majority at 63%; Worked at home is next at 30%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

The area has 3 public transport stops and 2 routes, which is more than about 74% of similar areas. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state figure, and all available services are buses.

1.52

Higher than 63% 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).

214.9

Higher than 73% 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).

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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Bunya is relatively close to the city with a 19-minute drive time, which is much lower than most areas. In contrast, walking to the nearest transit stop takes about 33 minutes, a time that is higher than in most other places.

33

Higher than 69% 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.

19

Lower than 84% 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 Bunya [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30437/bunya/topic/transport