1.8% —
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Tamborine Mountain · Urban Centre
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has surged in Tamborine Mountain, with 20.5% of people now doing so compared to just 3.4% in 2016. This shift highlights a move away from traditional commuting in a place where cars are essential for almost every household.
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every home here owns a car, with only 1.8% having none—a figure well below the national average. Most households keep two vehicles, while 16.1% have three.
1.8% —
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
In Tamborine Mountain, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (34%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 56.6% of residents, while 20.5% work from home, which is much higher than in most similar areas. Public transport use is very low at 0.4% and has fallen since 2016.
20.5% —
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% —
Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.
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.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Tamborine Mountain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL314022/tamborine-mountain/topic/transport