4.6% ▼ -10.0%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Thorneside · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Thorneside
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Daily life in Thorneside relies heavily on the car, though public transport is more common here than in most similar areas. Most homes own at least one vehicle, and 60.1% of workers drive themselves to work. While the area has a high number of transit stops, the trip to the city is quite long.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are very common, with 42.6% of homes having one vehicle and 36.3% having two. Only 4.6% of households have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Thorneside, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (36%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is much higher than most areas at 4.5%, though this is down from 8.1% in 2011. Working from home has grown significantly since 2011 to reach 15.0%, which is about the same as the Queensland figure.
15.0% ▲ +337.7%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.5% ▼ -44.2%
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 4.5%
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.
Thorneside has far more public transport stops per 1,000 people than the state average, with 17 different routes serving the area. Despite this, it takes 86 minutes to reach the city, among the highest travel times for its level.
26
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.71
Higher than 80% 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).
660.3
Lower than 56% 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).
17
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
3,877
Lower than 91% 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).
3,877
Lower than 94% 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).
86
Higher than 96% 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 a transit stop is easy, with a typical 3-minute walk which is lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is 22 minutes, placing it around the middle 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.
22
Lower than 55% 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).
More for Thorneside
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Thorneside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/301011005/thorneside/topic/transport