5.7% ▼ -41.2%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Palm Beach · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Palm Beach
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 2,200 weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people make Palm Beach one of the most serviced areas for its size. While most residents still rely on cars, the area has a high number of transport stops and routes compared to similar places. This creates a strong mix of vehicle use and easy access to transit.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have one or two cars, but 5.7% of households have no motor vehicle. This rate is much higher than most similar areas and sits just below the national figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Palm Beach splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (40%) and 1 vehicle (38%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
About 62.8% of workers drive to their jobs, while 15.1% work from home. Only 1.4% use public transport to commute, which is much higher than most similar areas but still a little below the state and national figures.
15.1% ▲ +200.0%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.4% ▼ -61.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 1.4%
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 is well served by 11 bus routes and 45 stops. These figures are among the largest for this level, and the number of weekly departures is far above the Queensland average.
45
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.75
Higher than 68% 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).
2,222.2
Higher than 93% 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).
11
Higher than 86% 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.
Getting to a nearby stop is quicker than in most areas, with a typical walk of just 5 minutes. The drive time to the city is around 57 minutes, which is middle of the road for this level.
5
Lower than 68% 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.
57
Lower than 58% 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)).
- 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 Palm Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32257/palm-beach/topic/transport