10.2% ▼ -27.7%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 13.5%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Taringa · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Taringa
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A short seven-minute drive to the city and excellent transit links make Taringa one of the most accessible places in the region. While 37.3% of workers still drive, it is a hub for flexible working and public transport use.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 10.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the Queensland figure of 5.8%. Half of all households have one vehicle, while 30.9% have two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Taringa, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 50%, followed by 2 vehicles (31%) and No vehicle (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here, with 27.3% of people doing so—far above the state figure of 14.1%. Public transport use for work is also among the highest for similar areas, though it fell from 22.5% in 2011 to 9.7% in 2021.
27.3% ▲ +637.6%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
9.7% ▼ -56.8%
Higher than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 9.7%
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 is exceptionally well connected, with 7.98 stops per 1,000 people and weekly departures that are far above the Queensland figure. It is among the largest areas for the number of public transport routes and stops.
72
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.98
Higher than 86% 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).
2,014.2
Higher than 84% 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).
70
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
85,085
Higher than 88% 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).
247,949
Higher than 87% 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).
28
Lower than 93% 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 around is easy, with a typical walk of only 3 minutes to the nearest stop. This helps explain why the commute by transit to the city is among the lowest at 28 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.
7
Lower than 95% 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 Taringa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/304031097/taringa/topic/transport