2.6% ▼ -33.8%
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Kuraby · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Kuraby
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few homes in Kuraby are without a car, with only 2.6% of households lacking a motor vehicle. This reliance on cars is a key part of daily life, as most residents depend on them to get around and reach the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is high here, with 45.8% of homes owning two vehicles and 15.6% owning three. The share of homes with no vehicle is well below the national figure and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Kuraby, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, though 16.7% now work from home, a figure that rose 13 points since 2011. Public transport use for commuting is a little above the national figure at 4.7%, but this has fallen since 2011.
16.7% ▲ +358.6%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.7% ▼ -61.4%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 4.7%
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.
While Kuraby has more transport routes than about 72% of similar areas, there are only 2.66 stops per 1,000 people. This is lower than most areas and far below the Queensland figure for weekly departures.
24
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.66
Lower than 73% 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).
404.4
Lower than 66% 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).
9,025
Lower than 75% 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).
42,862
Lower than 51% 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).
60
Higher than 53% 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.
A drive to the city takes about 17 minutes, which is faster than in most similar areas. However, walking to the nearest stop takes around 13 minutes, which is much longer than in most areas.
13
Higher than 74% 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.
17
Lower than 69% 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 Kuraby [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303061077/kuraby/topic/transport