0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Wowan · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Wowan
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost half of all homes in Wowan have two motor vehicles, making private cars the primary way people get around. The area is highly reliant on personal transport, though a notable number of residents work from home. This shift away from traditional commuting is common in this rural setting.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Every single household in Wowan owns a motor vehicle, which is well below the state and national figures. Most homes have one or two cars, while 13.8% of households own four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Wowan, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 4 or more (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far more common here than in the rest of Queensland, with 30.8% of the workforce doing so. For those who travel, walking is a popular choice for 25.6% of workers, while 46.2% drive themselves.
30.8% ▲ +5.0%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.3%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
Public transport is completely absent in Wowan, with no stops or routes available. This lack of access is far below the Queensland average, meaning no one in the area uses public transit to get to work.
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).
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)).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Wowan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33167/wowan/topic/transport