8.1% ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Brisbane · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Brisbane
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly half of all workers in Brisbane drive themselves to work, though the city is seeing a massive shift in how people get around. While car travel remains dominant, the number of people working from home has jumped by 17 percentage points since 2011. This shift happens alongside a very high number of public transport routes and stops compared to other areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.1% of Brisbane homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the Queensland figure. Most households keep one or two cars, though the share of car-free homes has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Brisbane splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (40%) and 2 vehicles (37%), with 3 vehicles at 10%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 21.4% of people doing so—well above the Queensland average. Public transport use for commuting is also among the highest for similar areas at 6.8%, though this is 6.7 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.
21.4% ▲ +425.5%
Higher than 83% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.8% ▼ -49.9%
Higher than 90% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 12.6%
- 2021: 6.8%
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.
Brisbane has a huge network with 429 routes and 5,990 stops. This means there are 4.82 stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the Queensland figure, and weekly departures are much higher than in most other areas.
5,990
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.82
Higher than 70% of council (lga) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,578.9
Higher than 87% of council (lga) 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).
429
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
The typical drive time to the city is 20 minutes, which is lower than most areas. However, the walk to the nearest public transport stop takes about 28 minutes, which is higher than in most other places.
28
Higher than 61% of council (lga) 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.
20
Lower than 71% of council (lga) 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/lga/LGA31000/brisbane/topic/transport