2.7% ▼ -16.0%
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Bracken Ridge · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Bracken Ridge
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 2.7% of households in Bracken Ridge have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. This makes the area highly dependent on cars for travel. While most residents rely on driving, there are more public transport stops here than in about 79% of similar areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very common, with 44.2% of homes having two vehicles and 14.2% having three. Very few households are without a car, a trend that has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Bracken Ridge, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, though the number of residents working from home rose 12 points since 2011 to reach 14.6%. Those using public transport to commute make up 4.4% of the workforce, which is a little above the national figure.
14.6% ▲ +477.2%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.4% ▼ -50.2%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 4.4%
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.
Bracken Ridge has 77 public transport stops and 7 routes, all of which are buses. While the number of stops and weekly departures are well above the Queensland average, it takes longer than most areas to reach the city by transit, taking 71 minutes.
77
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.40
Higher than 51% 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).
987.1
Higher than 57% 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).
7
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
17,488
Higher than 55% 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).
44,681
Higher than 50% 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).
71
Higher than 73% 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.
The typical drive time to the city is 21 minutes, which is around the middle for its level. However, the 8-minute walk to the nearest stop is higher than in most areas.
8
Higher than 64% 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.
21
Lower than 57% 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 Bracken Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302041041/bracken-ridge/topic/transport