7.8% ▼ -27.2%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Mount Gravatt · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Mount Gravatt
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A far higher number of people use public transport to get to work in Mount Gravatt than the Queensland average. The area is well connected, with a high density of bus stops and a short 12-minute drive to the city. Most households here rely on cars, though the number of homes without a vehicle has fallen since 2011.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is higher than most areas. Most households own either one or two cars, with 38.5% having two and 38.3% having one.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Mount Gravatt splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (38%) and 1 vehicle (38%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here, with 20.1% of people doing so, which is well above the Queensland figure. While 6.2% of the workforce uses public transport—much higher than most areas—this is down 8 percentage points since 2011.
20.1% ▲ +407.9%
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.2% ▼ -56.1%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 6.2%
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 a very strong transit network with 87 stops and 58 routes, far more than the state average. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are much higher than most areas, and all public transport is provided by buses.
87
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.48
Higher than 67% 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).
2,461.9
Higher than 86% 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).
58
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
15,873
Higher than 50% 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).
79,907
Higher than 65% 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).
51
Lower than 64% 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.
It is a very accessible location, with a typical 3-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is just 12 minutes, which is much lower than most 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.
12
Lower than 83% 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 Mount Gravatt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303031063/mount-gravatt/topic/transport