5.7% ▼ -18.0%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 5.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Carseldine · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Carseldine
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A huge jump in remote work defines Carseldine, where the number of people working from home rose by 15 percentage points since 2011. Most residents rely on cars, but the area maintains a higher rate of public transport use for commuting than most other similar places.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost 45% of homes here have two cars, and only 5.7% of households are without a motor vehicle. This figure is slightly lower than the national average and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Carseldine, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (34%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
While 55.6% of workers drive, 18.5% now work from home, which is well above the Queensland figure. Use of public transport for commuting is 5.7%, which is a little above the national average despite falling since 2011.
18.5% ▲ +369.8%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.7% ▼ -54.9%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 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 a far higher number of weekly departures per 1,000 people than the state average. This helps more than 90,000 people be reachable within 45 minutes by transit, although there are fewer stops than in many similar areas.
33
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.35
Lower than 64% 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).
1,240.0
Higher than 66% 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).
7
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
22,756
Higher than 68% 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).
90,281
Higher than 68% 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).
58
Lower than 51% 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 city is relatively quick, with a drive time of 16 minutes, which is lower than most areas. The typical walk to the nearest stop takes about 4 minutes.
4
Lower than 57% 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.
16
Lower than 71% 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 Carseldine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302011024/carseldine/topic/transport