1.2% ▲ —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Darling Downs · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Darling Downs
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 1.2% of homes in Darling Downs lack a motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average of 7.4%. This high level of car ownership defines the local transport landscape, where most households own multiple vehicles to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 40% of homes having two vehicles and 26.6% owning four or more. Very few households get by without a car compared to the rest of Western Australia.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Darling Downs, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 4 or more (27%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, as only 9.7% work from home—a rate far below the Australian figure of 21%. While 2.3% use public transport for their commute, this is much higher than in most similar areas.
9.7% ▲ +22.1%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.3% ▼ -12.8%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 2.3%
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 has 15 public transport stops and 3 routes, which is more than most similar places. However, despite having 9.43 stops per 1,000 people, the number of weekly departures is far below the state average.
15
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
9.43
Higher than 87% 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).
474.5
Higher than 78% 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).
3
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
0
Lower than 99% 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).
0
Lower than 99% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to the city takes about 30 minutes, which is faster than in most areas. Residents can also reach their nearest transport stop with a short 5-minute walk.
5
Lower than 68% 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.
30
Lower than 74% 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 Darling Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50389/darling-downs/topic/transport