2.0% ▼ -17.0%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 23% of workers in Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove now work from home, a massive jump from just 3.5% in 2011. This shift towards remote work sits alongside a very high reliance on cars, with only 2% of homes without a motor vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, as only 2.0% of homes lack a motor vehicle, which is well below the Queensland figure of 5.8%. About half of all households own two vehicles, and nearly 21% have three or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove, 2 vehicles is the majority at 50%; 1 vehicle is next at 27%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common at 23.4%, which is well above the state average. While 4.3% of people use public transport for their commute—slightly above the national figure—this is a big drop from 13.0% in 2011.
23.4% ▲ +579.1%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.3% ▼ -66.8%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 mostly buses, which make up 81.7% of services. Despite having more routes than most similar areas, the time to reach the city by transit is much higher than in other places, and weekly departures are far below the Queensland average.
34
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.91
Lower than 71% 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).
326.3
Lower than 69% 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).
14
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
11,681
Lower than 64% 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).
19,097
Lower than 72% 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).
80
Higher than 86% 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 to the city by car is relatively quick at 17 minutes, which is lower than in most areas. Residents also enjoy very easy access to transit, with a typical one-minute walk to the nearest stop.
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.
17
Lower than 69% 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 Upper Kedron - Ferny Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/304041104/upper-kedron-ferny-grove/topic/transport