10.5% —
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Pendle Hill - Girraween · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Pendle Hill - Girraween
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has surged to 39.5% of the workforce in Pendle Hill - Girraween, a massive jump since 2016. This shift is part of a broader transport story where many residents rely on cars, yet a higher-than-usual 10.5% of homes have no motor vehicle at all.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 10.5% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is well above the national figure of 7.4%. This rate has barely changed since 2016, with 46.2% of households now owning just one car.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Pendle Hill - Girraween, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 46%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and No vehicle (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
The way people get to work has shifted sharply, with those working from home rising by 37 percentage points since 2016. While 5.2% of workers use public transport—a little above the national figure—this is a big drop from the 23.2% seen in 2016.
39.5% —
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 39.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.2% —
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: 23.2%
- 2021: 5.2%
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.
There are 65 public transport stops in the area, which is more than about 71% of similar places. However, the 73-minute transit time to the city is much higher than most areas.
65
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.66
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,151.6
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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).
5
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
13,939
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
82,000
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
73
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to the city by car takes around 23 minutes, which is typical for this level of area. Residents enjoy quick access to transit, with a walk to the nearest stop taking only 3 minutes, which is lower than most areas.
3
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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.
23
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) 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)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- 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 Pendle Hill - Girraween [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/125041588/pendle-hill-girraween/topic/transport