Toowoomba
Local workers - Method of travel to work - All industries
Within Toowoomba, there is a lower proportion of local workers using public transport to get to work than Queensland.
This data reveals the main modes of transport used by local workers in a particular industry to get to work. Workforce transport data for Toowoomba is very useful in transport planning as it informs decision-makers about the effectiveness and availability of public transport.
There are a number of reasons why people use different Modes of Transport to get to work including:
- The availability of affordable and effective public transport options between place of residence and place of work (For instance, industries located near railway stations are likely to have higher public transport use than those located away from main public transport routes);
- The number of motor vehicles available from within a household; and
- The travel distance to work, which for example, can allow people to walk or bicycle to their place of employment.
Method of Travel to Work data should be viewed in conjunction with Workers pace of residence and Residents Place of work for a clearer picture of where people come from to work in the Toowoomba, and Employment locations for the Destination Zones they work in and how they arrive there.
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2011 (experimental imputed) & 2016 – by place of work
Please note – The 2016 Census used a new methodology to “impute” a work location to people who didn’t state their workplace address. As a result, 2016 and 2011 place of work data are not normally comparable. To allow comparison between 2011 and 2016, .id has sourced a 2011 dataset from the ABS which was experimentally imputed using the same methodology. To provide this detail, Toowoomba in 2011 had to be constructed from a best fit of Work Destination Zones (DZNs). While it may not be an exact match to the LGA or region boundary, it is considered close enough to allow some comparison. Users should treat this time series data with caution, however, and not compare directly with 2011 data from any other source.
| Local workers method of travel to work | ||||||||
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| Toowoomba - All industries | 2016 | 2011 | Change | |||||
| Main method of travel | Number | % | Queensland % | Number | % | Queensland % | 2011 to 2016 | |
| Car, as driver | 48,488 | 69.9 | 64.3 | 44,586 | 66.9 | 61.3 | +3,902 | 2001 |
| Car, as passenger | 4,084 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 4,697 | 7.0 | 6.1 | -613 | 2002 |
| Train | 39 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 31 | 0.0 | 3.5 | +8 | 2003 |
| Bus | 266 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 313 | 0.5 | 3.8 | -47 | 2007 |
| Ferry | 15 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +11 | 2011 |
| Tram | 3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2012 |
| Truck | 631 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 814 | 1.2 | 1.3 | -183 | 2013 |
| Motorbike/Motor scooter | 550 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 569 | 0.9 | 0.9 | -19 | 2014 |
| Bicycle | 514 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 562 | 0.8 | 1.1 | -48 | 2015 |
| Taxi/Other | 159 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 200 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -41 | 2016 |
| Other - multiple methods | 848 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 729 | 1.1 | 1.4 | +119 | 2017 |
| Walked only | 2,344 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2,640 | 4.0 | 3.7 | -296 | 2018 |
| Worked at home | 3,991 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 3,675 | 5.5 | 4.9 | +316 | 2019 |
| Did not go to work | 6,802 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 6,912 | 10.4 | 10.2 | -110 | 2020 |
| Not stated | 620 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 954 | 1.4 | 1.4 | -334 | 2021 |
| Total persons | 69,354 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 66,689 | 100.0 | 100.0 | +2,665 | |
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing (opens a new window) 2011 and 2016. Compiled and presented by .id (opens a new window), the population experts.
Dominant groups
In 2016, there were 320 people in the who caught public transport to work (train, bus, tram or ferry) in Toowoomba, compared with 53,206 who drove in private vehicles (car – as driver, car – as passenger, motorbike, or truck).
Analysis of the method of travel to work of the in Toowoomba in 2016 compared to Queensland shows that 0.5% used public transport, while 76.7% used a private vehicle, compared with 6.8% and 70.6% respectively in Queensland.
The major differences between the method of travel to work of the workforce in Toowoomba and Queensland were:
- A larger percentage of local workers who travelled by car (as driver) (69.9% compared to 64.3%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who travelled by train (0.1% compared to 3.2%)
- A smaller percentage of local workers who travelled by bus (0.4% compared to 3.4%)
Emerging groups
The largest changes in the method of travel of work of the workforce in Toowoomba between 2011 and 2016 were:
- Car, as driver (+3,902 local workers)
- Car, as passenger (-613 local workers)
- Worked at home (+316 local workers)
- Walked only (-296 local workers)