9.5% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 83% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Surfers Paradise · State Electorate
Transport & Vehicles in Surfers Paradise
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly one in ten homes in Surfers Paradise have no motor vehicle, a figure well above the Queensland average. This reflects a place where many people live without cars, though the typical household still owns at least one vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas. This trend has barely changed since 2011, with nearly half of all homes owning just one vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Surfers Paradise, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 47%, followed by 2 vehicles (31%) and No vehicle (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose sharply to 16.6% since 2011, while public transport use grew from 0.5% to 3.8% in the same period. Over half of workers still drive themselves to work.
16.6% ▲ +388.9%
Higher than 62% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 16.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.8% ▲ +649.2%
Higher than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 3.8%
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.
Despite having far fewer stops per person than most areas, Surfers Paradise sees a high volume of weekly departures, well above the Queensland figure. Buses and light rail provide all the available services.
131
Lower than 79% of state electorate areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.34
Lower than 88% of state electorate areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,036.8
Higher than 52% of state electorate 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).
23
Lower than 60% of state electorate 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Surfers Paradise [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30082/surfers-paradise/topic/transport