West Haldon · Suburb / Locality

Transport & Vehicles in West Haldon

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

A 94-minute drive to the city defines the remote nature of West Haldon. This is a car-dependent area where every single home owns at least one motor vehicle, making it far more reliant on private transport than the state or national average.

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Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Every home in the area has a motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4% for households without one. Most homes keep two vehicles, while 13% have four or more.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In West Haldon, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 48%, followed by 1 vehicle (38%) and 4 or more (14%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Driving is the primary way to get to work for 61.1% of residents, while 11.1% walk. The 11.1% who work from home is well below the Australian figure of 21.0%.

11.1%

Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 8.8%
  • 2021: 11.1%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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.

How people get to work

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In West Haldon, Car (driver) is the majority at 73%; Walked is next at 13%.

Public transport access

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

Public transport is non-existent here, with zero stops and routes. This lack of access is far below the Queensland average of 2.99 stops per 1,000 people.

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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).

0.0

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.

The typical commute is long, with a drive time to the city of 94 minutes, which is higher than most similar areas.

94

Higher than 65% 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 West Haldon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33036/west-haldon/topic/transport