1.9% ▲ +13.9%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
McDowall · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in McDowall
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 1.9% of McDowall homes have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the 7.4% national average. This heavy reliance on cars is reflected in the way people move, with most residents driving or working from home. While the area is close to the city by car, it remains less connected by public transport than most similar places.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, with nearly half of all homes owning two vehicles and 15.2% owning three. This high level of ownership is consistent over time, as the number of homes without a car has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In McDowall, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 48%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 21.9% since 2011, which is well above the Queensland figure of 14.1%. In contrast, public transport use for commuting has fallen to 3.2%, though this remains about the same as the national average.
21.9% ▲ +412.9%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 21.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.2% ▼ -63.3%
Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 3.2%
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 to buses, but the area has fewer stops per person than most other areas. It takes longer to reach the city by transit than in most similar places, and there are fewer people reachable within a 30-minute trip.
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.
2.90
Lower than 71% 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).
662.2
Lower than 56% 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).
8
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
7,918
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).
36,117
Lower than 56% 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).
63
Higher than 59% 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 short 15-minute drive makes the city very accessible, which is faster than in most areas. However, getting to a transit stop on foot takes longer than usual, with a typical walk of 6 minutes.
6
Higher 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.
15
Lower than 74% 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 McDowall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302011026/mcdowall/topic/transport