16.7% ▼ -12.9%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Chermside · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Chermside
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Chermside is one of the most connected areas for its size, with a public transport network and city access that far outstrip most similar places. Very few people need to drive to get around, as 16.7% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the national figure of 7.4%.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
The number of homes without a car is among the highest for this level, though it has fallen 2.5 points since 2011. Most households now have one vehicle (53.8%) or two (23.9%).
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Chermside, 1 vehicle is the majority at 54%; 2 vehicles is next at 24%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is well above the national figure at 8.1%, though this has fallen 7.5 points since 2011. Working from home has risen sharply from 2% to 15.2% over the same period.
15.2% ▲ +655.4%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
8.1% ▼ -48.3%
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 8.1%
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.
The area is a major hub with 67 stops and 25 routes, meaning 257,101 people can be reached within 45 minutes by transit. This explains why the 2,044.8 weekly departures per 1,000 people are far above the Queensland figure.
67
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.86
Higher than 72% 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).
2,044.8
Higher than 85% 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).
25
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
88,592
Higher than 89% 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).
257,101
Higher than 87% 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).
35
Lower than 87% 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 faster than in most areas, with a 13-minute drive and a 35-minute trip by public transport. Most residents can walk to their nearest stop in just 2 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.
13
Lower than 80% 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 Chermside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302021028/chermside/topic/transport