3.2% ▼ -30.6%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Kenmore · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Kenmore
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 30% of people in Kenmore work from home, a figure far above the national average. This high rate of remote work sits alongside a very high level of car ownership and an area that is exceptionally easy to navigate on foot.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes in Kenmore have multiple cars, with 46.5% owning two. Only 3.2% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Kenmore, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 29.1% of the workforce doing so—a jump of 23 percentage points since 2011. Meanwhile, those using public transport to get to work have fallen to 3.7%.
29.1% ▲ +343.8%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.7% ▼ -63.7%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 3.7%
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.
The area has far more public transport stops and weekly departures per person than the Queensland average, though it relies entirely on buses. Despite this, the number of people reachable within 45 minutes by transit is smaller than in about 67% of similar areas.
54
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.72
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).
1,571.4
Higher than 75% 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).
10
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
9,438
Lower than 73% 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).
22,868
Lower than 68% 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.
Getting into the city is quick, with a drive time of just 13 minutes. It is also very easy to access transit, as the walk to the nearest stop takes only one minute.
1
Lower than 93% 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).
More for Kenmore
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Kenmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/304021090/kenmore/topic/transport