11.6% ▼ -23.5%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Annerley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Annerley
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has surged in Annerley, with a 17 percentage point rise since 2011. This shift is part of a broader change in how people move, as the area sees far more residents forgo cars and use public transport compared to the national figures. It is a highly connected hub where the typical drive to the city takes just 7 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 11.6% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is well above the national figure of 7.4%. While this is much higher than most areas, the proportion of car-free households has fallen by 3.6 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Annerley, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 48%, followed by 2 vehicles (29%) and No vehicle (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is well above the Australian figure at 10%, though this fell 8.8 percentage points since 2011. At the same time, 20.6% of people now work from home, a figure well above the Queensland average.
20.6% ▲ +472.2%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
10.0% ▼ -46.7%
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 17.8%
- 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 exceptionally well-served by transit, with weekly departures per 1,000 people far above the state figure. There are 13 different routes and 47 stops, all of which are buses, making the typical trip to the city much faster than in most other areas.
47
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.94
Lower than 56% 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).
1,659.2
Higher than 77% 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).
13
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
57,833
Higher than 87% 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).
190,925
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).
34
Lower 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.
Getting around is very efficient, with a typical one-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is also among the lowest for similar areas, taking only 7 minutes.
1
Lower than 93% 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.
7
Lower than 95% 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 Annerley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303021052/annerley/topic/transport