2.5% ▼ -31.3%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Bald Hills · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Bald Hills
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in Bald Hills has a car, with only 2.5% of households lacking a motor vehicle. This heavy reliance on cars is reflected in the way people travel, though public transport use remains higher here than in most similar areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are very common here, and 45.9% of homes own two vehicles. The proportion of households without a car is well below the national figure and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Bald Hills, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
While 58.2% of workers drive, 5.7% use public transport, which is a little above the state and national figures. Working from home has become far more common, rising 12 points since 2011 to reach 14.8%.
14.8% ▲ +475.4%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.7% ▼ -45.5%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 5.7%
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 has 23 public transport routes, which is more than about 90% of similar places. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is well below the Queensland figure.
35
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.47
Higher than 53% 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).
475.8
Lower than 63% 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).
7,826
Lower than 80% 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).
7,826
Lower than 88% 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.
A typical trip to the city takes 28 minutes. However, it is much harder to reach transport on foot here than in most areas, with a 16-minute walk to the nearest stop.
16
Higher than 76% 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.
28
Higher than 55% 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 Bald Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302011022/bald-hills/topic/transport