Joyner · Suburb / Locality

Transport & Vehicles in Joyner

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

More than 85% of similar areas have fewer public transport routes than Joyner. This area relies heavily on cars, with almost every household owning at least one vehicle. While there are many bus stops available, the typical walk to the nearest one is longer than in most other areas.

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Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Only 0.9% of homes lack a motor vehicle, which is well below the figures for Queensland and Australia. Most households have multiple cars, with 45.4% owning two and 18.6% owning three.

0.9% ▼ -13.9%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.1%
  • 2016: 1.4%
  • 2021: 0.9%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Joyner, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (22%) and 3 vehicles (19%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Driving is the main way to get to work for 60.3% of residents. Another 17.2% work from home, a figure that is well above the Queensland average but well below the national one.

17.2% ▲ +227.0%

Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 5.3%
  • 2016: 6.0%
  • 2021: 17.2%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

1.7% ▼ -59.7%

Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.3%
  • 2016: 4.3%
  • 2021: 1.7%

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 Joyner, Car (driver) is the majority at 72%; Worked at home is next at 20%.

Public transport access

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

Joyner has 9 public transport stops and 4 routes, both of which are more than most similar areas. However, the 287.2 weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Queensland figure.

2.50

Higher than 67% 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).

287.2

Higher than 74% 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.

How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

It takes about 29 minutes to drive to the city, which is lower than most areas. In contrast, the 22-minute walk to the nearest stop is higher than in most other places.

22

Higher than 60% 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.

29

Lower than 75% 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)).
  • Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
  • 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 Joyner [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31455/joyner/topic/transport