6.4% ▼ -21.5%
Higher than 61% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Ryan · Federal Electorate
Transport & Vehicles in Ryan
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 28% of workers in Ryan now work from home, which is far above the Queensland figure. This shift to remote work is a major part of how people in the area manage their daily travel. While many residents still rely on cars, the area has a high level of public transport access compared to the rest of the state.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes in Ryan have at least one car, with 39.5% owning two vehicles. Only 6.4% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Ryan splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (37%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 27.8% of the workforce doing so, up sharply from 6.3% in 2016. Public transport use for commuting is also much higher than in most areas at 6.3%, though this is down from 2016.
27.8% —
Higher than 76% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 27.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.3% —
Higher than 88% of federal electorate areas.
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 6.3%
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.
Public transport access is strong, with 5.04 stops per 1,000 people and 1,344 weekly departures per 1,000 people, both of which are far above the Queensland figures. Buses make up 95.9% of these services.
826
Higher than 57% of federal electorate areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.04
Higher than 61% 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).
1,344.0
Higher than 61% 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).
131
Higher than 88% 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.
It takes about 24 minutes to drive to the city, which is around the middle for its level. However, the 23-minute walk to the nearest stop is much higher than in most areas.
23
Higher than 76% 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.
24
Lower than 60% 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 Ryan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED328/ryan/topic/transport