8.9% ▼ -27.8%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Moorooka · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Moorooka
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A short 10-minute drive to the city and a 2-minute walk to the nearest stop make daily travel very easy for people in Moorooka. While most households rely on cars, there is a strong connection to public transport compared to other areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.9% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Queensland figure of 5.8%. However, this is down 3.4 percentage points from 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Moorooka, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (36%) and No vehicle (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has jumped 17 percentage points since 2011 to reach 20.5%. Public transport use for commuting is among the highest for this type of area, at 7.1%, which is well above the national figure of 3.1%.
20.5% ▲ +496.7%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
7.1% ▼ -49.6%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.0%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 7.1%
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.
Public transport is very accessible here, with 6.84 stops per 1,000 people, far above the state's 2.99. Weekly departures are also much higher than most areas, and 98,545 people can be reached within 45 minutes by transit.
74
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.84
Higher than 81% 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).
1,753.8
Higher than 79% 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).
12
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
32,960
Higher than 77% 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).
98,545
Higher than 71% 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).
45
Lower than 74% 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 typical drive time of 10 minutes, which is much lower than most areas.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
10
Lower than 88% 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 Moorooka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303041068/moorooka/topic/transport