7.8% ▼ -8.7%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Taigum · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Taigum
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people use public transport in Taigum than in most similar areas, with 5.2% of workers commuting this way. The suburb is well-served by transit, featuring 22 stops and a high volume of weekly departures. While many rely on cars, the area's connectivity makes it more accessible than many other local spots.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7.8% of homes in Taigum have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the Queensland figure of 5.8%. Roughly half of all households own a single vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Taigum, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 49%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and No vehicle (8%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is less common here than across Australia, with 14.0% of people doing so. The majority of workers drive, though the 5.2% who use public transport is among the highest for its level.
14.0% ▲ +436.0%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.2% ▼ -51.0%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 5.2%
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.
Taigum is well connected, with 22 public transport stops and 8 routes, which is among the largest at this level. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are 921.5, well above the Queensland figure of 720.7.
22
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.82
Higher than 69% 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).
921.5
Higher than 86% 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).
8
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
23,420
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
70,244
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
59
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to the city is faster than in most similar areas, with a typical drive time of 18 minutes. It is also easier to access transit locally, with a walk to the nearest stop taking only 4 minutes.
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.
18
Lower than 85% 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)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- 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 Taigum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32717/taigum/topic/transport