7.8% ▼ -7.8%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Harlaxton · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Harlaxton
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
High access to public transport defines daily travel in Harlaxton, where there are 7.44 stops per 1,000 people. While the area is well-served by buses, the vast majority of residents still rely on cars for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Nearly 8% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and slightly above the Queensland figure of 5.8%. Most households own one or two cars, with 45.3% owning just one.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Harlaxton, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 45%, followed by 2 vehicles (34%) and 3 vehicles (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Car travel dominates the morning rush, with 69.4% of workers driving and only 0.4% using public transport. Very few people work from home at 5.8%, a figure far below the Australian average of 21%.
5.8% ▲ +162.0%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% ▲ +27.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.4%
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.
Harlaxton is exceptionally well-connected, with 21 stops and 3 routes providing bus services. This results in 878.5 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is a little above the Queensland figure.
21
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.44
Higher than 86% 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).
878.5
Higher than 85% 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).
3
Higher than 79% 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 to a nearby stop is quick, with a typical walking time of 6 minutes. However, the drive time to the city is 87 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
6
Lower than 64% 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.
87
Higher than 61% 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 Harlaxton
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Harlaxton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31296/harlaxton/topic/transport