5.5% ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Victoria Point · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Victoria Point
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A heavy reliance on cars shapes daily life in Victoria Point, where 64.2% of workers drive themselves to a job. While most homes have at least one vehicle, very few residents use public transport for their commute. This is a place where the car is the primary tool for getting around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 36.4% of homes having two vehicles and 15.3% having three. Only 5.5% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has barely changed since 2011 and is about the same as the Queensland average.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Victoria Point splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (36%) and 1 vehicle (34%), with 3 vehicles at 15%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen to 13.3% since 2011, though this is still well below the national figure. Very few people use public transport to get to work, at just 1.5%, which is a little below the state and national averages.
13.3% ▲ +229.6%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.5% ▼ -50.6%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 1.5%
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.
The area is served entirely by buses, with 70 stops and 11 routes, which is more than most similar areas. This results in a higher number of stops and weekly departures per 1,000 people compared to the Queensland average.
70
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.62
Higher than 55% 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).
869.6
Higher than 52% 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).
11
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
15,140
Lower than 52% 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).
50,254
Higher than 54% 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 to the city takes longer than in most areas, with a typical drive time of 31 minutes. However, accessing local transport is easy, as the walk to the nearest stop takes only 2 minutes, which is lower than most areas.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
31
Higher than 59% 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 Victoria Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/301021013/victoria-point/topic/transport