7.4% ▼ -19.5%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Taigum - Fitzgibbon · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Taigum - Fitzgibbon
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Much higher rates of public transport use for work mark Taigum - Fitzgibbon, where 6.6% of workers commute this way. While most people still rely on cars, the area has a strong network of 29 public transport routes. This makes it more connected to the wider region than many similar areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost half of all homes have one vehicle, while 33.5% have two. About 7.4% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is a little above the Queensland average and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Taigum - Fitzgibbon, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 49%, followed by 2 vehicles (34%) and No vehicle (7%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose sharply to 15.1% since 2011, though this remains well below the national figure. Public transport use for work is well above both the state and national averages, despite falling from 12.4% a decade ago.
15.1% ▲ +538.0%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.6% ▼ -46.9%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.4%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 6.6%
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 well connected, with 23,420 people reachable within 30 minutes by transit, which is more than 70% of similar areas. Most of this is served by buses, as there are 29 routes but only 39 total stops.
39
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.77
Lower than 72% 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).
628.6
Lower 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).
29
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
23,420
Higher than 69% 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).
81,151
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).
56
Lower than 54% 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.
Residents have a short 4-minute walk to their nearest stop. The drive time to the city is 19 minutes, which is lower than 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.
19
Lower than 63% 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 Taigum - Fitzgibbon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302041045/taigum-fitzgibbon/topic/transport