6.0% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Kalinga · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Kalinga
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 30% of people in Kalinga work from home, a figure far above the national average. This suburb is highly connected, with a very short 9-minute drive to the city and excellent public transport options. Most households own at least one car, though a small number of residents live without a vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 6% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. The most common arrangement is two cars per household, seen in 43.2% of homes.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Kalinga, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here at 29.3%, which is well above the Australian figure. Public transport use for commuting is also among the highest for this area type at 5.9%.
29.3% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.9% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 5.9%
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.
Kalinga has exceptional transit access, with 9.33 stops per 1,000 people, far above the Queensland figure. It is very well served by buses, and the typical trip to the city takes much less time than in most other areas.
20
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.
9.33
Higher than 87% 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).
1,706.6
Higher than 90% 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).
2
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
44,100
Higher than 86% 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).
164,542
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
40
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting around is easy, with a typical 1-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is among the lowest for similar areas at just 9 minutes.
1
Lower than 99% 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.
9
Lower than 96% 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 Kalinga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31472/kalinga/topic/transport