Zillmere · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Transport & Vehicles in Zillmere

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Over half of workers in Zillmere drive themselves to work, though the area is far more connected to public transport than most. It is a highly accessible hub where 29 different routes operate and the typical walk to a stop takes only two minutes.

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📍 Zillmere, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

More than one in ten homes in Zillmere have no motor vehicle, which is well above the Queensland figure of 5.8%. This is much higher than most similar areas, although the rate has fallen 2.4 percentage points since 2011.

11.1% ▼ -18.0%

Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 13.5%
  • 2016: 12.4%
  • 2021: 11.1%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Zillmere, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 48%, followed by 2 vehicles (30%) and No vehicle (11%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Public transport use for commuting is among the highest for its level at 8.8%, well above the national figure of 3.1%. Meanwhile, the share of people working from home rose 11 percentage points since 2011 to reach 13.0%.

13.0% ▲ +503.7%

Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.1%
  • 2016: 2.8%
  • 2021: 13.0%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

8.8% ▼ -41.6%

Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 15.1%
  • 2016: 13.4%
  • 2021: 8.8%

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.

How people get to work

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In Zillmere, Car (driver) is the majority at 67%; Worked at home is next at 16%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Zillmere has 6.22 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the Queensland figure of 2.99. This high level of access helps 192,933 people reach the area within 45 minutes via transit.

58

Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.

6.22

Higher than 75% 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).

1,152.7

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).

39,387

Higher than 82% 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).

192,933

Higher than 86% 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).

47

Lower than 71% 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 into the city is relatively quick, with a typical drive time of 15 minutes. This is lower than most areas, matching the local trend of shorter walking times to the nearest transit stop.

2

Lower than 86% 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.

15

Lower than 74% 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 Zillmere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/302041046/zillmere/topic/transport