5.9% ▼ -20.3%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Crows Nest · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Crows Nest
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more public transport stops are available here than in most similar areas, though Crows Nest remains heavily dependent on cars. While there are 38 stops across the region, the long distances to the city and limited work-from-home rates highlight a strong reliance on driving.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, though 5.9% of households have none. This is much higher than most similar areas and is about the same as the Queensland figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Crows Nest, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (35%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 63.2% being drivers. Very few people work from home at 9.5%, which is far below the national figure, and no one uses public transport for their commute.
9.5% ▲ +35.3%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 9.5%
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: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 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.
The area has 17.18 stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the Queensland figure. However, the 440.8 weekly departures per 1,000 people is much lower than most similar areas.
38
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
17.18
Higher than 91% 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).
440.8
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).
1
Higher than 71% 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 challenging, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking 49 minutes. This is much higher than most areas, as is the 128-minute drive time to the city.
49
Higher than 79% 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.
128
Higher than 85% 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 Crows Nest
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Crows Nest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30759/crows-nest/topic/transport