4.9% ▼ -41.6%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 4.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Ormiston · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Ormiston
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than one in five workers in Ormiston now work from home, a figure well above the Queensland average. This shift reflects a broader trend where professional flexibility is common, though the area remains heavily reliant on private cars for most trips.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few households are without a car, with only 4.9% having none. This is a little below the national figure and shows a downward trend from 8.3% in 2011, as most homes now keep two or more vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Ormiston, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (34%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen sharply to 20.6% since 2011. While this is well above the Queensland average, most people still drive to work, with 57.3% as the driver.
20.6% ▲ +233.4%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.9% ▼ -58.8%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 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.
Ormiston has a high number of transport routes compared to similar areas, but the number of weekly departures is far below the Queensland figure. It takes about 89 minutes to reach the city by transit, one of the highest times for this area level.
25
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.92
Lower 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).
430.6
Lower than 65% 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).
22
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
6,379
Lower than 86% 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).
34,123
Lower than 57% 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 drive to the city takes 25 minutes. However, walking to the nearest public transport stop takes about 8 minutes, which is longer than in most similar areas.
8
Higher than 64% 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.
25
Higher than 50% 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 Ormiston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/301021008/ormiston/topic/transport