4.1% ▼ -44.0%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Brighton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Brighton
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer than 5% of homes lack a car in Brighton, making it more vehicle-dependent than the national average. While most residents rely on cars to get around, a growing number have shifted to working from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own multiple cars, with 43.2% having two vehicles. The share of homes without a motor vehicle fell 3.2 percentage points since 2011 to reach 4.1%, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Brighton, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (34%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged by 15 percentage points since 2011 to 19.2%, a figure well above the Queensland average. Meanwhile, 55.1% of workers drive to their jobs, and only 3% use public transport.
19.2% ▲ +376.0%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.0% ▼ -56.8%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 7.9%
- 2021: 3.0%
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.
Brighton has 7.04 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the Queensland figure. Despite having 68 stops, it takes much longer than most similar areas to reach the city by transit, averaging 81 minutes.
68
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.04
Higher than 83% 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).
856.8
Higher than 52% 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).
5
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
9,664
Lower than 72% 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).
16,490
Lower than 76% 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).
81
Higher than 88% 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 27 minutes. Residents are generally well-positioned for local transit, with a typical 4-minute walk to the nearest stop.
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.
27
Higher than 54% 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 Brighton
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Brighton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302041042/brighton/topic/transport