2.4% ▼ -13.2%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Wellington Point · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Wellington Point
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than half of workers in Wellington Point drive themselves to work, reflecting a strong reliance on cars. Only 2.4% of households live without a motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average. This highlights a community where private transport is the primary way to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have multiple cars, with 43.5% owning two and 16.6% owning three. The proportion of households without a vehicle is much lower than in most other areas and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Wellington Point, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has become far more common, rising 14 points since 2011 to 18.3%, which is well above the Queensland figure. Meanwhile, those using public transport for their commute have fallen to 2.9%.
18.3% ▲ +330.7%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.9% ▼ -59.5%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 2.9%
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.
While the area has 20 public transport routes—more than about 88% of similar areas—it takes 84 minutes to reach the city, among the highest for its level. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state figure.
42
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.53
Lower than 62% 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).
365.3
Lower than 67% 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).
20
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
11,893
Lower than 63% 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).
15,770
Lower than 77% 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).
84
Higher than 93% 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 drive to the city takes 26 minutes, which is around the middle for similar areas. Residents generally have easy access to transit stops, with a typical walking distance of only 3 minutes.
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.
26
Higher than 52% 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 Wellington Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/301011006/wellington-point/topic/transport