4.1% ▼ -21.9%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Wishart · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Wishart
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of the workforce in Wishart drive themselves to work, with 55.8% of residents using a car as the driver. While most people rely on vehicles, the area has strong transit links and a growing number of people working from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 42.1% of homes having two vehicles. Only 4.1% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Australian figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Wishart, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (34%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has jumped to 18.6% since 2011. Public transport use for work is much higher than most areas at 6.4%, though this is well above the Queensland figure of 3.0%.
18.6% ▲ +404.3%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.4% ▼ -49.7%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 6.4%
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.
Bus services are the only option here, with 1,465.6 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far above the Queensland figure. This accessibility helps 31,312 people reach destinations within 30 minutes by transit.
44
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.84
Lower 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).
1,465.6
Higher than 73% 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).
9
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
31,312
Higher than 76% 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).
92,261
Higher than 69% 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).
46
Lower than 73% 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 into the city is fast, with a drive time of just 14 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. Walking to the nearest stop is also quick, taking only 3 minutes.
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.
14
Lower than 77% 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).
More for Wishart
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Wishart [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303031066/wishart/topic/transport