12.3% ▼ -15.6%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Southport · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Southport
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than double the state average of homes live without a car in Southport, where 12.3% of households have no motor vehicle. This is among the highest rates for similar areas, reflecting a place where many people rely on options other than driving. High levels of public transport access support this trend.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 12.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the Queensland figure of 5.8%. Most households have at least one car, with 51.3% owning one and 27.1% owning two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Southport, 1 vehicle is the majority at 51%; 2 vehicles is next at 27%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far less common here than across Australia, with only 9.9% of people doing so. This is consistent with a higher rate of public transport use for work, which at 5.3% is a little above the national figure.
9.9% ▲ +151.7%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.3% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 5.3%
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.
Public transport is very accessible, with 134 stops and 21 routes. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far above the Queensland figure, with buses and light rail providing all the services.
134
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.64
Higher than 72% 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).
1,455.9
Higher than 89% 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).
21
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 around on foot is easier than in most areas, with a typical four-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is also lower than in most similar areas.
4
Lower than 71% 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.
47
Lower than 63% 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).
More for Southport
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Southport [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32611/southport/topic/transport