14.3% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 92% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Brisbane · Federal Electorate
Transport & Vehicles in Brisbane
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more households in Brisbane live without a car than in the rest of the state, with 14.3% of homes having no motor vehicle. This is well above the Queensland figure of 5.8%. The area's high density of transport options supports this trend, making it easier for residents to get around without owning a vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Nearly half of all homes have just one vehicle, while 14.3% have none. This lack of vehicle ownership is among the highest for similar areas and is well above the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Brisbane, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 48%, followed by 2 vehicles (28%) and No vehicle (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has jumped to 24.5% since 2016, which is far above the Queensland figure of 14.1%. Meanwhile, 8.9% of people use public transport to get to work, a rate well above the national figure of 3.1% despite a recent decline.
24.5% —
Higher than 72% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
8.9% —
Higher than 99% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 8.9%
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 is exceptionally well served by transit, with 1,036 stops and 347 routes. There are 2,782.2 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far above the state figure of 720.7, with buses making up 93.6% of these services.
1,036
Higher than 86% of federal electorate areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.65
Higher than 79% of federal 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).
2,782.2
Higher than 95% of federal 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).
347
Higher than 99% of federal electorate areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting into the city is very quick, with a typical drive time of only 8 minutes. A walk to the nearest transport stop takes about 7 minutes, which is around the middle for similar areas.
7
Higher than 50% of federal electorate 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.
8
Lower than 98% of federal electorate 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)).
- 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 Brisbane [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED304/brisbane/topic/transport