2.0% ▼ -24.3%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Kewarra Beach · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Kewarra Beach
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost 98% of households in Kewarra Beach own a motor vehicle, making it far more car-dependent than the national average. While the area has a good number of public transport stops, very few people actually use them to get to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least two cars, with 45.2% owning exactly two. Only 2% of households have no vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Kewarra Beach, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 45%, followed by 1 vehicle (34%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 57.9% of people as the main driver. Working from home is less common here than in most similar areas, at 13.6%, which is well below the Australian figure of 21%.
13.6% ▲ +225.1%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.8% ▼ -55.7%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 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.
The area has 15 stops and 3 routes, which is more than most similar places. However, weekly departures per 1,000 people are well below the Queensland figure.
15
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.45
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).
490.6
Higher than 78% 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.
Walking to the nearest stop takes a typical 26 minutes, which is higher than in most areas.
26
Higher than 63% 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.
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 Kewarra Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31517/kewarra-beach/topic/transport