0.7% ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Sheldon - Mount Cotton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Sheldon - Mount Cotton
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost no homes in Sheldon - Mount Cotton go without a car, with only 0.7% of households lacking a vehicle. This heavy reliance on driving is linked to a lack of transport options and a long 56-minute drive to the city. Most residents depend on their own cars to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 84.2% of homes owning two or more vehicles. This means far fewer households are without a car compared to the Queensland figure of 5.8%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Sheldon - Mount Cotton, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 48%, followed by 3 vehicles (22%) and 4 or more (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen sharply since 2011 to 17.8%, which is well above the Queensland figure. Very few people use public transport for work, and this has fallen to just 0.8%.
17.8% ▲ +237.0%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.8% ▼ -68.5%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 0.8%
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 options are limited, with only 6 bus routes serving the area. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Queensland figure, and only buses are available.
22
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.63
Lower than 73% 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).
199.8
Lower than 75% 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).
6
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
8,357
Lower than 78% 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).
8,357
Lower than 87% 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 without a car is difficult, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 74 minutes. This is among the highest times recorded for any area at this level.
74
Higher than 99% 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.
56
Higher than 76% 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 Sheldon - Mount Cotton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/301021011/sheldon-mount-cotton/topic/transport