38.5% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.7%
- 2021: 38.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
Opalton · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Opalton
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home is a dominant part of daily life in Opalton, where 38.5% of the workforce avoids a traditional commute. This far exceeds national figures and is a key feature of how people manage their professional lives in this remote area.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
The most common motor vehicles per home is 1 vehicle at 65%, ahead of 2 vehicles (24%).
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Opalton, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 50%, followed by 2 vehicles (18%) and 4 or more (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Almost 39% of people work from home, which is far above the Queensland figure of 14.1%. Those who do travel typically walk (46.2%) or drive (42.3%), while public transport use is well below the national average at 0.0%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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.
There are no public transport stops or routes in Opalton. This means the number of weekly departures and stops per 1,000 people is far below the Queensland average.
0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.00
Lower than 99% 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).
0.0
Lower than 99% 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.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
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)).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Opalton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32228/opalton/topic/transport