0.8% ▼ -18.8%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Wakerley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Wakerley
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of all homes in Wakerley have two motor vehicles, reflecting a strong reliance on cars. This is a car-dependent area where very few households get by without a vehicle. While most people drive, there has been a huge shift toward working from home over the last decade.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 0.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. Most households own multiple cars, with 54.3% having two and 15.2% owning three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Wakerley, 2 vehicles is the majority at 54%; 1 vehicle is next at 23%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 24.4%, far above the Queensland figure of 14.1%. Meanwhile, the number of people commuting by public transport fell to 2.5% since 2011.
24.4% ▲ +421.6%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.5% ▼ -60.0%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 2.5%
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.
Public transport is limited, with only 23 stops and a total reliance on buses. There are far fewer weekly departures per 1,000 people than the state figure, and the trip to the city takes a very long 85 minutes.
23
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.43
Lower than 75% 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).
350.9
Lower than 68% 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).
9,446
Lower than 73% 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).
9,446
Lower than 85% 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).
85
Higher than 95% 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.
A drive to the city is relatively quick at 18 minutes. However, getting to a transit stop is harder than in most areas, with a typical walk taking about 12 minutes.
12
Higher than 73% 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.
18
Lower than 66% 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 Wakerley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/301031019/wakerley/topic/transport