12.9% ▼ -41.6%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.0%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
St Lucia · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in St Lucia
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people live without a car in St Lucia than in most other areas, with 12.9% of homes having no motor vehicle. This shift toward less car reliance is reflected in how people get to work, where working from home and using public transport are both much more common than in the rest of the state.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 12.9% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the Queensland figure of 5.8%. This is a notable change, as the proportion of car-free homes fell 9.2 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In St Lucia, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 49%, followed by 2 vehicles (28%) and No vehicle (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 26.5% of people doing so—far above the state average of 14.1%. Public transport use for commuting is also among the highest for similar areas at 9.2%, though this fell 9.3 percentage points since 2011.
26.5% ▲ +456.3%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
9.2% ▼ -50.2%
Higher than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 9.2%
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 is very well served by buses, with 15 routes and 53 stops. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are among the highest at this level, sitting far above the Queensland figure of 720.7.
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.
4.34
Higher than 50% 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).
2,719.1
Higher than 86% 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).
15
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
12,220
Lower than 62% 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).
141,848
Higher than 78% 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).
41
Lower than 80% 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 very quick, with a drive time of just 8 minutes. Access to transit is also convenient, as the walk to the nearest stop takes only 2 minutes, which is lower than most areas.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
8
Lower than 93% 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 St Lucia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/304031096/st-lucia/topic/transport