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.
Carpendale · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Carpendale
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A stark contrast to the state average exists in Carpendale, where not a single home lacks a motor vehicle. This car-dependent area sees almost everyone relying on private transport for their daily needs. The lack of public transport options makes the car an absolute necessity for residents here.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Every single home in Carpendale has at least one motor vehicle, which is well below the Queensland and national figures. Most households are heavily equipped, with 39.5% owning two vehicles and 18.4% owning four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Carpendale, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 3 vehicles (24%) and 4 or more (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
The car is the primary way to get to work for 77.6% of residents. While 13.8% work from home, which is about the same as the Queensland figure, no one in the area uses public transport to commute.
13.8% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 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.
Public transport is entirely absent in Carpendale, with zero routes and stops available. This leaves the area far below the state average for both the number of stops and weekly departures per 1,000 people.
0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.00
Lower than 99% 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).
0.0
Lower than 99% 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.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting around is a challenge without a car, as the walk to the nearest stop takes about 83 minutes. This is among the highest times for this level of area, and the drive to the city takes 79 minutes.
83
Higher than 98% 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.
79
Higher than 56% 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).
More for Carpendale
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Carpendale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30547/carpendale/topic/transport