16.3% ▼ -27.8%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 20.8%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Woolloongabba · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Woolloongabba
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than 15% of homes in Woolloongabba now have no motor vehicle, reflecting a shift in how people move since 2011. This inner-city area is a major transport hub where 13.3% of workers use public transport, which is far above the national figure of 3.1%.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Far more homes here go without a car than in the rest of Queensland, with 16.3% of households owning no vehicle. While this is still well above the national figure, the proportion has fallen 6.3 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Woolloongabba, 1 vehicle is the majority at 52%; 2 vehicles is next at 23%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose 15 points since 2011 to 17.8%, though this is still well below the Australian average. Public transport use for work is far above the national figure, with 13.3% of the workforce using these services.
17.8% ▲ +524.3%
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
13.3% ▼ -37.0%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 13.3%
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.
Public transport is highly available here, with 5,996.3 weekly departures per 1,000 people—far above the Queensland figure. This accessibility helps the area reach over 354,000 people within 45 minutes by transit, with buses making up 97.1% of the services.
41
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.77
Higher than 57% 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).
5,996.3
Higher than 91% 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).
112
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
92,599
Higher than 89% 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).
354,802
Higher than 89% 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).
25
Lower than 96% 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 to the city is very quick, with a typical drive time of just 6 minutes. Residents also have easy access to transit, with a typical 5-minute walk to the nearest stop.
5
Higher than 50% 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 Woolloongabba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303021058/woolloongabba/topic/transport