1.9% ▲ +61.3%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Fig Tree Pocket · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Fig Tree Pocket
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Private cars are essential for daily life in Fig Tree Pocket, where very few homes get by without one. This reliance on driving is mirrored in the workforce, with 32.2% of people working from home—a figure far above the national average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few households here lack a car, with only 1.9% having none, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. Most homes are well-equipped, as nearly half have two vehicles and 19.6% have three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Fig Tree Pocket, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 49%, followed by 1 vehicle (20%) and 3 vehicles (20%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 32.2% since 2011, while the share of people using public transport to get to work fell to 1.9%, which is a little below the Queensland average.
32.2% ▲ +352.5%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 32.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.9% ▼ -69.8%
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 1.9%
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.
While the area has 5.75 stops per 1,000 people—far above the state average—all public transport is provided by buses. However, the transit time to the city is 64 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
25
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.75
Higher than 70% 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).
820.5
Higher than 51% 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).
13,783
Lower than 56% 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).
13,783
Lower than 79% 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).
64
Higher than 61% 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 short 13-minute drive connects residents to the city, which is much lower than most areas. In contrast, the 6-minute walk to the nearest stop is higher than in many other places.
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.
13
Lower than 80% 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 Fig Tree Pocket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/304021089/fig-tree-pocket/topic/transport