5.6% ▼ -25.3%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Stafford Heights · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Stafford Heights
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people work from home in Stafford Heights than in most similar areas, with 19.5% of the workforce doing so. This suburb is well connected, with a very short 11-minute drive to the city and a public transport network that reaches more people than 75% of similar places.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, and 42.8% have two. The share of households without a motor vehicle has fallen since 2011 to 5.6%, which is about the same as the Queensland figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Stafford Heights, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (34%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen sharply since 2011 to reach 19.5%, a figure well above the Queensland average. While 4.2% of workers use public transport—slightly more than the national figure—this is down 5.7 points from 2011.
19.5% ▲ +440.6%
Higher than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.2% ▼ -57.6%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 4.2%
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.
Bus services are the only form of public transport here, with 11 different routes. The area has 4.61 stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the Queensland figure, and the transit time to the city is lower than most 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.
4.61
Higher than 55% 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).
703.6
Lower than 54% 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).
11
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
27,274
Higher than 73% 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).
83,315
Higher than 66% 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).
47
Lower than 71% 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 around is easy for locals, with a very short 3-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is also much lower than most similar areas at just 11 minutes.
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.
11
Lower than 86% 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).
More for Stafford Heights
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Stafford Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302021033/stafford-heights/topic/transport