2.3% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Redland Bay · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Redland Bay
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
65% of working residents in Redland Bay commute by driving a car, making the car the dominant way to get around. This reliance on vehicles is clear, with only 2.3% of homes lacking a motor vehicle—a figure well below the national average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 45.3% of homes owning two vehicles and 28.1% owning three or more. This trend has remained steady since 2011, with the proportion of homes without a car staying very low at 2.3%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Redland Bay, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 45%, followed by 1 vehicle (24%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose to 14% by 2021, though this is still well below the Australian figure of 21%. Very few people use public transport for work, at just 1.3%, which is a little below the state and national averages.
14.0% ▲ +181.1%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.3% ▼ -52.6%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 1.3%
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.
Public transport consists entirely of buses, with 50 stops serving the area. However, weekly departures per 1,000 people are well below the Queensland figure, and the number of stops per person is lower than in most similar areas.
50
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.81
Lower than 72% 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).
556.9
Lower than 60% 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).
5
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
17,765
Higher than 56% 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).
17,765
Lower than 74% 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.
Getting around on foot is difficult, as the 15-minute walk to the nearest stop is much higher than in most areas. Additionally, the 35-minute drive time to the city is higher than for most similar places.
15
Higher than 75% 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.
35
Higher than 63% 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 Redland Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/301021009/redland-bay/topic/transport