Manoora · Suburb / Locality

Transport & Vehicles in Manoora

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

Roughly 16.5% of homes in Manoora have no motor vehicle, a figure far above the Queensland average. This is one of the highest rates for this trait among similar areas. While most residents still rely on cars, there is a notable segment of the population without a private vehicle.

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Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Over half of homes have just one vehicle, while 16.5% have none. This lack of car ownership is well above the Australian figure of 7.4%.

16.5% ▼ -22.1%

Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.2%
  • 2016: 18.0%
  • 2021: 16.5%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Manoora, 1 vehicle is the majority at 52%; 2 vehicles is next at 24%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home is uncommon here, with only 8% doing so, which is far below the national figure of 21%. Most people commute as drivers, though 1.6% use public transport—a rate much higher than in most similar areas.

8.0% ▲ +272.1%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.2%
  • 2016: 2.5%
  • 2021: 8.0%

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

1.6% ▼ -50.7%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.2%
  • 2016: 2.9%
  • 2021: 1.6%

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 Manoora, Car (driver) is the majority at 75%; Worked at home is next at 11%.

Public transport access

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

Bus services are the only option for public transport, with 20 stops and 5 routes. While these totals are larger than about 88% of similar areas, the weekly departures per 1,000 people are well below the Queensland figure.

3.24

Higher than 70% 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).

531.7

Higher than 79% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Getting to a stop is quick and easy for residents, with a typical walk of just 3 minutes to the nearest one. This is much lower than most other areas.

3

Lower than 79% 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 Manoora [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31751/manoora/topic/transport