Goomeri · Urban Centre

Transport & Vehicles in Goomeri

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Most people in Goomeri rely on a car to get around, with 61.8% of workers driving themselves to their jobs. This is a place where private transport is essential, as almost no one uses public transport for their daily commute.

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📍 Goomeri, Urban Centre

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Over half of all homes have one vehicle, though 6.5% of households now have none. This lack of a vehicle has risen by 6.5 percentage points since 2011, which is higher than most similar areas.

6.5% ▲ —

Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 1.5%
  • 2021: 6.5%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Goomeri, 1 vehicle is the majority at 51%; 2 vehicles is next at 28%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Walking to work is a common choice for 12.5% of residents, while only 3.5% work from home. This is far below the national figure of 21%, and no one in the area uses public transport to get to work.

3.5% ▼ -18.4%

Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 4.3%
  • 2016: 8.1%
  • 2021: 3.5%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 0.8%
  • 2016: 1.2%
  • 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.

How people get to work

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In Goomeri, Car (driver) is the majority at 74%; Walked is next at 15%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Goomeri [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL321048/goomeri/topic/transport