2.1% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Chapel Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Chapel Hill
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly half of all households in Chapel Hill have two motor vehicles, reflecting a high reliance on cars. While most people drive or work from home, the area has an unusually high number of people working from home compared to the rest of Australia.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with only 2.1% of homes having no motor vehicle. This is well below the national figure of 7.4% and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Chapel Hill, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 50%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Work patterns have shifted significantly, with the share of people working from home rising 28 points since 2011 to reach 34.2%, which is far above the Australian average. Public transport use for commuting is about the same as the state and national figures, though it fell from 10% in 2011 to 3.9%.
34.2% ▲ +412.6%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 34.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.9% ▼ -61.0%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 3.9%
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.
Buses are the only form of public transport here, with 18 different routes and 48 stops. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is higher than most areas and well above the Queensland figure.
48
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.47
Higher than 53% 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).
1,073.3
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).
18
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
10,731
Lower than 68% 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).
10,731
Lower than 83% 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).
59
Higher than 51% 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.
The drive time to the city is much lower than most areas at just 11 minutes. However, the 6-minute walk to the nearest stop is higher than in most other areas.
6
Higher than 57% 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.
11
Lower than 86% 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 Chapel Hill
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Chapel Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/304021088/chapel-hill/topic/transport