5.3% ▼ -13.2%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Toogoolawah · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Toogoolawah
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people work from home in Toogoolawah than in the rest of the country, with only 9.3% doing so. This is a car-dependent area where most residents rely on private vehicles to get around and reach employment.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, though 5.3% of households have no motor vehicle. This is much higher than most similar areas, but it is about the same as the Queensland figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Toogoolawah, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 42%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 58.7% of people, while 9.5% walk. Very few residents use public transport for their commute, at just 1.2%, which is well below the national figure.
9.3% ▲ +19.2%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.2% ▲ +17.7%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.2%
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.
There is only one public transport route and stop in the area, both of which are buses. While this is more than some similar areas, the 10 weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Queensland average.
1
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.83
Higher than 61% 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).
10.0
Higher than 58% 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).
1
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
0
Lower than 99% 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).
0
Lower than 99% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
The walk to the nearest transport stop is short, taking only 5 minutes, which is lower than most areas. It typically takes 81 minutes to drive to the city.
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.
81
Higher than 57% 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 Toogoolawah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32844/toogoolawah/topic/transport