9.7% ▼ -31.9%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Stafford · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Stafford
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 10% of Stafford households live without a car, which is well above the Queensland figure of 5.8%. This reliance on other options is supported by very high public transport access and a short 10-minute drive to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost 10% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure much higher than most areas, though this fell 4.6 percentage points since 2011. Most households now own one or two vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Stafford, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 42%, followed by 2 vehicles (36%) and No vehicle (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Nearly 20% of people work from home, which is well above the state average and rose 16 percentage points since 2011. Public transport use for commuting is also much higher than in most areas.
19.7% ▲ +512.0%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.6% ▼ -59.0%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 5.6%
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 a major feature here, with 9.25 stops per 1,000 people—far above the Queensland figure. Service is provided entirely by buses, with weekly departures much higher than most areas.
64
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
9.25
Higher than 87% 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).
2,325.4
Higher than 86% 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).
13
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
36,984
Higher 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).
123,716
Higher than 75% 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).
43
Lower than 77% 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 into the city is fast, with a typical drive time of just 10 minutes. The area is also very walkable, with a typical 3-minute walk to the nearest stop.
3
Lower than 71% 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.
10
Lower than 88% 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 Stafford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302021032/stafford/topic/transport