Caboolture South · Suburb / Locality

Transport & Vehicles in Caboolture South

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

Most people in Caboolture South travel by car, as 64.5% of workers drive themselves to their jobs. While the area has a high number of transport stops, very few residents work from home compared to the rest of the country.

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Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

About 9.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Queensland figure of 5.8%. For those who do own cars, 42.2% of households have one vehicle and 33.6% have two.

9.2% ▼ -33.7%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 13.8%
  • 2016: 13.1%
  • 2021: 9.2%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Caboolture South, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 42%, followed by 2 vehicles (34%) and 3 vehicles (10%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Only 6.9% of people work from home, which is far below the national figure of 21%. Public transport use for commuting is much higher than in most similar areas, though at 2.5% it remains about the same as the state and national rates.

6.9% ▲ +186.6%

Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.4%
  • 2016: 2.4%
  • 2021: 6.9%

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

2.5% ▼ -47.8%

Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.8%
  • 2016: 4.9%
  • 2021: 2.5%

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 Caboolture South, Car (driver) is the majority at 77%; Car (passenger) is next at 10%.

Public transport access

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

The area is well-served with 24 public transport stops and 5 routes, both of which are more than 88% of similar areas. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Queensland figure.

3.18

Higher than 70% 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).

399.7

Higher than 76% 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).

23,625

Higher than 77% 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).

23,625

Higher than 51% 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.

Getting to the city is relatively quick, with a typical drive time of 39 minutes. Residents also live close to transit, with a walk to the nearest stop taking only 4 minutes, which is lower than in most areas.

4

Lower than 71% 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.

39

Lower than 68% 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 Caboolture South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30472/caboolture-south/topic/transport