7.4% ▼ -17.7%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Mitchelton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Mitchelton
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly half of workers in Mitchelton drive themselves to work, but the area is far more connected than most. It has a very high rate of people working from home and excellent access to public transport, with a short 11-minute drive to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have one or two cars, though 7.4% of households have no motor vehicle. This is a little above the Queensland figure, although the proportion has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Mitchelton splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (39%), with 3 vehicles at 10%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is much more common here than in most areas, with 24.3% of people doing so. While 7.0% of workers use public transport—well above the national figure—this is a big drop from the 16.3% seen in 2011.
24.3% ▲ +528.5%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
7.0% ▼ -57.2%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 7.0%
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.
Public transport is a strong point for Mitchelton, which has 54 stops and 21 routes. This is far above the state average, and the 1,078 weekly departures per 1,000 people is well above the Queensland figure.
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.
6.06
Higher than 74% 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).
1,078.3
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).
21
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
20,585
Higher than 63% 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).
132,340
Higher than 77% 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).
42
Lower than 79% 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 relatively easy, with a typical 2-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is only 11 minutes, which is much 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.
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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Mitchelton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/304041101/mitchelton/topic/transport