Coolabunia · Suburb / Locality

Transport & Vehicles in Coolabunia

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

Far fewer people rely on public transport in Coolabunia compared to the rest of Queensland. This is a car-dependent area where every single home has at least one motor vehicle. The lack of local transit options means most residents rely on their own cars to travel.

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Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Not a single home in Coolabunia is without a motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. Most households are well-equipped, with 46.4% owning two vehicles and another 36.2% owning three or more.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.0%
  • 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 Coolabunia, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 49%, followed by 3 vehicles (22%) and 4 or more (17%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Driving is the primary way to get to work for 65.5% of residents, while 9.2% walk. Around 11.5% work from home, which is well below the Australian figure of 21.0%.

11.5% ▼ -45.7%

Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.2%
  • 2016: 18.6%
  • 2021: 11.5%

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: 2.9%
  • 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.

How people get to work

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In Coolabunia, Car (driver) is the majority at 76%; Worked at home is next at 13%.

Public transport access

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

There are no public transport routes or stops available here. This means weekly departures and stops per person are far below the state average.

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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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Getting to the city is a significant journey, with a drive time of 145 minutes, which is among the highest for similar areas.

145

Higher than 89% 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 Coolabunia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30677/coolabunia/topic/transport