3.5% ▼ -22.2%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 3.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Birkdale · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Birkdale
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 3.5% of homes in Birkdale have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average of 7.4%. This high level of car ownership reflects a suburb where most residents rely on private transport to get around. While the area has a good number of transit stops, it remains far from the city center.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own multiple cars, with 41.8% having two vehicles and 10.1% owning four or more. The proportion of homes without a car has fallen to 3.5%, which is lower than most areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Birkdale, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen sharply to 16.3% since 2011, though this remains well below the national figure of 21.0%. Most people still drive to work, with 61.8% as the driver, while only 2.7% use public transport.
16.3% ▲ +257.3%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.7% ▼ -55.6%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 2.7%
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.
Birkdale has 56 public transport stops and 19 routes, which is more than most similar areas, but weekly departures per 1,000 people are well below the Queensland figure. Bus services dominate, making up 90.1% of the network.
56
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.68
Lower than 60% 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).
456.4
Lower than 64% 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).
19
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
15,230
Lower than 52% 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).
27,123
Lower than 64% 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).
89
Higher than 99% 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.
The typical walk to the nearest stop is just 3 minutes, which is lower than most areas. However, the transit time to the city is 89 minutes, among the highest for its level.
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 Birkdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/301011003/birkdale/topic/transport