7.7% ▼ -35.4%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.0%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Wynnum · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Wynnum
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than 16% more people are working from home in Wynnum than in 2011, reflecting a major shift in how residents get to work. While the area has a high number of public transport routes, a small number of people now use these services for their daily commute compared to a decade ago.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7.7% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is higher than most areas and a little above the Queensland figure. Most households keep one or two cars, though the proportion of car-free homes fell 4.2 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Wynnum splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (38%) and 2 vehicles (36%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here, with 20.8% of residents doing so, a figure well above the Queensland average. While 5.1% commute by public transport—much higher than most similar areas—this is down 6.3 percentage points since 2011.
20.8% ▲ +344.7%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.1% ▼ -55.5%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 5.1%
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.
Wynnum has 23 public transport routes and 71 stops, figures that are larger than the vast majority of similar areas. There are 4.9 stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the Queensland figure, though weekly departures are well below the state average.
71
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.
4.90
Higher than 59% 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).
575.6
Lower than 59% 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).
23
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
14,502
Lower than 54% 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).
36,700
Lower than 55% 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).
62
Higher than 57% 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.
Getting to the nearest stop is very easy for residents, with a typical walk of only 2 minutes, which is lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is about 21 minutes.
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.
21
Lower than 57% 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 Wynnum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/301031020/wynnum/topic/transport