5.1% ▼ -16.1%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Capalaba · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Capalaba
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people are working from home in Capalaba than they were in 2011, as the proportion of residents doing so rose by 9.3 percentage points. While the area is heavily reliant on cars, it is well served by a high number of bus stops and routes compared to other similar places.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have at least one car, with 39% owning two vehicles. Only 5.1% of households have no motor vehicle, which is about the same as the Queensland figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Capalaba, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the dominant way to get to work, with 64.3% of people as the driver. Public transport use has fallen since 2011 to 2.0%, and the 13% of people working from home is well below the national figure.
13.0% ▲ +245.5%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.0% ▼ -52.3%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 2.0%
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.
Capalaba has a high level of infrastructure with 121 public transport stops and 21 routes, far above the Queensland average. All of this transit is provided by buses.
121
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.63
Higher than 79% 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).
883.6
Higher than 53% 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).
21
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
18,254
Higher than 58% 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).
18,254
Lower than 73% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Residents can usually reach the nearest stop in just 2 minutes, which is lower than in most other areas. The typical drive time to the city is 23 minutes.
2
Lower than 86% 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 Capalaba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/301011004/capalaba/topic/transport