3.1% ▼ -28.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Coolbinia · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Coolbinia
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A short seven-minute drive to the city makes Coolbinia one of the most accessible spots in the region. This convenience is matched by strong public transport links, with 7.3% of workers commuting by transit, a figure well above the national average of 3.1%.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have multiple cars, with 42% owning two vehicles. Only 3.1% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Australian figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Coolbinia, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (27%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 61.6% of residents. While 11.7% work from home, this is well below the national figure of 21%.
11.7% ▲ +133.7%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
7.3% ▲ +16.7%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 7.3%
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.
The area is well served by 12 bus stops and four routes, providing access to over 138,000 people within 45 minutes. There are 6.85 stops per 1,000 people, which is much higher than most similar areas.
12
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.85
Higher than 85% 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).
1,286.1
Higher than 88% 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).
4
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
26,773
Higher than 80% 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).
138,168
Higher than 86% 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).
39
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Daily trips are quick, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking just two minutes. The drive time to the city is among the lowest at this level, taking only seven minutes.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
7
Lower than 99% 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 Coolbinia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50325/coolbinia/topic/transport