16.9% ▼ -32.8%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Toowoomba City · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Toowoomba City
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost 17% of homes in Toowoomba City do not own a car, which is far above the Queensland figure. This makes it one of the areas with the highest rates of car-free living, though most residents still rely on vehicles or walking to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Half of all homes have one motor vehicle, while 22.7% have two. The 16.9% of households without a car is well above the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Toowoomba City, 1 vehicle is the majority at 51%; 2 vehicles is next at 23%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Walking is a common choice for 12.7% of workers, while 56.7% drive. Only 7.3% of people work from home, which is far below the Australian figure of 21%.
7.3% ▲ +86.5%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.3%
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 highly available, with 28 stops and 8 routes. This gives the area 12.06 stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the Queensland average.
28
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.
12.06
Higher than 88% 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).
2,108.6
Higher than 92% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to a nearby stop is quick, with a typical walk of only 3 minutes, which is much lower than most areas.
3
Lower than 79% 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.
86
Higher than 60% 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 Toowoomba City [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32855/toowoomba-city/topic/transport