4.1% ▼ -29.5%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Runcorn · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Runcorn
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer people rely on public transport to get to work in Runcorn than they did in 2011, though the area remains better connected than most. While 8.4% now use transit for commuting, the suburb's infrastructure is a highlight, with 53 public transport stops and a very short walk to the nearest one.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes in Runcorn own at least one car, with 39.4% having two vehicles. Only 4.1% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is well below the Australian average and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Runcorn splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (38%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is well above the national figure at 8.4%, even though this is down from 16.1% in 2011. Working from home rose 11 points over that same period to 13.9%, which is about the same as the Queensland average.
13.9% ▲ +432.4%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
8.4% ▼ -48.0%
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 8.4%
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.
Runcorn has strong transit links with 17 different routes and 53 stops, which is more than most similar areas. This is reflected in the high number of weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is well above the Queensland figure.
53
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.77
Lower than 58% 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).
1,086.8
Higher than 60% 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).
17
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
29,232
Higher 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).
76,363
Higher than 64% 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).
49
Lower than 68% 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 relatively quick, with a typical drive time of 15 minutes. Residents also enjoy easy access to transit, with a typical walk to the nearest stop 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.
15
Lower than 74% 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 Runcorn
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Runcorn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/303061078/runcorn/topic/transport