4.6% ▼ -24.5%
Lower than 58% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Moreton Bay · Council (LGA)
Transport & Vehicles in Moreton Bay
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A far lower proportion of people work from home in Moreton Bay compared to the national figure, with only 14.4% doing so. This region relies heavily on cars for travel, though it has one of the largest networks of public transport stops and routes for its size.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes in Moreton Bay have at least one car, and 38.9% own two. Only 4.6% of households have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the Queensland and Australian figures.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Moreton Bay splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (34%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 60.5% of people. While working from home rose 10 points since 2011 to 14.4%, those using public transport for their commute fell to 2.6%.
14.4% ▲ +248.4%
Higher than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.6% ▼ -48.2%
Higher than 73% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 2.6%
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 has 1,325 public transport stops and 115 routes, among the largest at this level. However, with 479.7 weekly departures per 1,000 people, the frequency of service is well below the Queensland figure.
1,325
Higher than 88% of council (lga) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.78
Lower than 56% 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).
479.7
Higher than 72% 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).
115
Higher than 88% 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.
It takes typically 45 minutes to drive to the city. In contrast, the 54-minute walk to the nearest transport stop is much higher than in most other areas.
54
Higher than 81% 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.
45
Lower than 54% 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 Moreton Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA35010/moreton-bay/topic/transport