10.9% ▼ -26.7%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Greenslopes · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Greenslopes
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 10% of homes in Greenslopes have no motor vehicle, a figure well above the national average. This reliance on other options is supported by an extensive public transport network that makes the city centre highly accessible. It is an area where many people choose to live without a car or work from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 10.9% of households do not own a car, which is much higher than in most other areas. While this is well above the Queensland figure of 5.8%, the proportion of car-free homes has fallen by 4 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Greenslopes, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 48%, followed by 2 vehicles (31%) and No vehicle (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here, with 19.9% of residents doing so—a huge rise of 17 percentage points since 2011. Public transport use for work is also among the highest at this level, sitting at 10.1%, which is well above the national figure of 3.1%.
19.9% ▲ +607.3%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
10.1% ▼ -48.6%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 10.1%
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 5.13 stops per 1,000 people, far above the Queensland average of 2.99. With 36 different routes and weekly departures far above the state average, the network is dominated entirely by buses.
54
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.13
Higher than 62% 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).
2,846.2
Higher than 87% 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).
36
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
50,785
Higher than 86% 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).
215,561
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).
28
Lower than 93% 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.
Daily travel is efficient, with a very short 6-minute drive to the city. Most residents can also reach their nearest transport stop within just 3 minutes, which is lower than in most other areas.
3
Lower than 71% 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.
6
Lower than 98% 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 Greenslopes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303021055/greenslopes/topic/transport