8.0% ▼ -30.9%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Northgate - Virginia · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Northgate - Virginia
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly half of all workers in Northgate - Virginia drive themselves to work, though the area is far better connected than most. It stands out for its high number of public transport options and a significant shift toward working from home, which has risen 18 percentage points since 2011.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, but 8.0% of households have no motor vehicle. This is a little above the Queensland figure and is down from 11.6% in 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Northgate - Virginia splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (40%) and 2 vehicles (36%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is among the highest for similar areas at 10.0%, which is well above the national figure of 3.1%. Meanwhile, 21.8% of people now work from home, a rate well above the state average.
21.8% ▲ +484.3%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
10.0% ▼ -40.9%
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.0%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 10.0%
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 very well served with 86 public transport routes and 7.78 stops per 1,000 people, far above the Queensland figure. Weekly departures are also higher than most areas, and the transit time to the city is much lower than typical.
55
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.78
Higher than 86% 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).
1,163.0
Higher than 63% 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).
86
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
7,068
Lower than 83% 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).
118,363
Higher than 74% 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.
A short 14-minute drive to the city makes this area much faster to reach the center than most. However, the 6-minute walk to the nearest stop is longer than in many other places.
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.
14
Lower than 77% 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 Northgate - Virginia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302031038/northgate-virginia/topic/transport