0.7% ▼ -21.1%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Withcott · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Withcott
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few people in Withcott get around without a car, as only 0.7% of homes have no motor vehicle. This creates a stark contrast to the national figure of 7.4%, making the area heavily reliant on private transport for almost every journey.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households have multiple cars, with 43% owning two and 21.1% owning three. This high level of ownership is reflected in the fact that homes without a vehicle are well below the Queensland average.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Withcott, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 3 vehicles (21%) and 1 vehicle (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 71.1% of residents. Only 8.4% work from home, which is far below the Australian figure of 21%, and just 0.3% use public transport.
8.4% ▲ +77.9%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% ▼ -66.5%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 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 almost non-existent in Withcott, with zero routes, stops, or departures. This leaves the area far below the Queensland average for transit access per person.
0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.00
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).
0
Lower than 99% 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 around is difficult without a car, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 87 minutes. This is among the highest times for this type of area, while the drive to the city typically takes 79 minutes.
87
Higher than 99% 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.
79
Higher than 56% 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 Withcott [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33103/withcott/topic/transport