5.5% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Boondall · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Boondall
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A short 17-minute drive to the city makes Boondall a convenient spot for commuters, though most residents still rely on their own cars. While public transport use has dropped since 2011, the area remains well-served by a variety of transit options.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have at least one car, with 40.2% owning two. Only 5.5% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is about the same as the Queensland average and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Boondall splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (40%) and 1 vehicle (36%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has jumped 15 points since 2011 to reach 17.3%, which is well above the state average. While 4.7% of people use public transport to get to work—higher than most similar areas—this is a significant drop from 11.5% in 2011.
17.3% ▲ +558.9%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.7% ▼ -58.9%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 4.7%
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.
Boondall has a strong network of 17 public transport routes, more than 84% of similar areas. The area has 4.69 stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the Queensland figure of 2.99.
45
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.69
Higher than 56% 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).
691.7
Lower than 55% 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).
17
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
9,596
Lower 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).
54,432
Higher than 57% 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).
59
Higher 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 around is relatively easy with a typical 4-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is just 17 minutes, which is lower than in most other areas.
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.
17
Lower than 69% 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 Boondall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302031035/boondall/topic/transport