1.6% ▼ -10.6%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Hope Island · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Hope Island
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people are working from home in Hope Island than in most similar areas. This shift towards remote work is a standout feature of the local landscape, where cars remain the primary way to get around. The typical household is well-equipped for travel, with very few homes lacking a motor vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 1.6% of homes lack a motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. Most households own at least two cars, with 43.8% having exactly two and another 20.8% owning three or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Hope Island, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (34%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here, with 23.4% of residents doing so, which is well above the Queensland figure of 14.1%. For those who do travel, the car is the dominant choice, while only 0.8% use public transport to get to work.
23.4% ▲ +124.8%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 11.1%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.8% ▼ -52.7%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 0.8%
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.
Hope Island has more stops and routes than most similar areas, though the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state figure. All public transport options in the area are buses.
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.
1.45
Higher than 63% 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).
209.3
Higher than 73% 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).
4
Higher than 82% 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.
The drive time to the city is lower than in most areas, taking about 41 minutes. However, walking to the nearest stop takes 36 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
36
Higher 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.
41
Lower than 67% 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 Hope Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31356/hope-island/topic/transport