13.5% ▼ -29.1%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Fairfield - Dutton Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Fairfield - Dutton Park
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer homes rely on cars in Fairfield - Dutton Park than in most similar areas, with 13.5% of households owning no motor vehicle. This is well above the Queensland figure of 5.8%. The area is highly connected, featuring some of the best public transport access and the shortest drive times to the city in the region.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Typical homes here have one or two cars, but a significant 13.5% have none at all. While this is much higher than the national figure, the proportion of car-free homes actually fell by 5.6 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Fairfield - Dutton Park, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 44%, followed by 2 vehicles (29%) and No vehicle (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here, with 22.6% of people doing so, a figure that rose 19 points since 2011. Public transport use for work is also well above the national average at 9.9%, though this dropped nearly 8 points since 2011.
22.6% ▲ +517.2%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
9.9% ▼ -44.5%
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 17.3%
- 2021: 9.9%
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 has exceptional transit links with 60 routes and 10.38 stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the state figure. This makes the city reachable in just 34 minutes, a time much lower than most other areas.
52
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
10.38
Higher than 88% 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).
8,501.0
Higher than 94% 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).
60
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
42,112
Higher than 84% 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).
212,594
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 drive time to the city of only 7 minutes, among the lowest for similar areas. Most people can walk to their nearest transport stop in just one minute.
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 Fairfield - Dutton Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303021054/fairfield-dutton-park/topic/transport