Thanes Creek · Suburb / Locality

Transport & Vehicles in Thanes Creek

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

A stark lack of public transport defines Thanes Creek, where almost a quarter of homes have no motor vehicle. This means 23.1% of households rely on other means of travel in an area where the typical trip to the city takes a very long 138 minutes.

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Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

About 23.1% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is far above the 5.8% seen across Queensland. Other households typically own two cars, accounting for 53.8% of homes.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Thanes Creek, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 45%, followed by No vehicle (19%) and 1 vehicle (16%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

The most common how people get to work is Car (driver) at 68%, ahead of Worked at home (26%).

How people get to work

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In Thanes Creek, Car (driver) is the majority at 72%; Worked at home is next at 28%.

Public transport access

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

There are no public transport stops or routes serving the area. This means weekly departures per person are far below the Queensland figure of 721.

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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).

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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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Getting to the city is a major journey, with drive times of 138 minutes being much higher than in most other areas.

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Higher than 87% 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 Thanes Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32780/thanes-creek/topic/transport