15.2% ▼ -26.6%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
New Farm · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in New Farm
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people live without a car in New Farm than in most similar areas, with 15.2% of homes having no motor vehicle. This high rate of car-free living is supported by exceptional access to the city and public transport. It is a place where working from home and short commutes are very common.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 15.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the Queensland figure of 5.8%. While this remains among the highest rates for similar areas, it has fallen 5.5 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In New Farm, 1 vehicle is the majority at 52%; 2 vehicles is next at 25%.
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 figure of 14.1%. Public transport use for work is also well above the national figure at 9.0%, though this has fallen 11 percentage points since 2011.
26.5% ▲ +493.2%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
9.0% ▼ -56.1%
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 20.4%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 9.0%
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.
The area is very well connected, with 2,634.9 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far above the Queensland figure of 720.7. Most people use the bus, and the typical transit time to the city is among the lowest for similar areas.
55
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.42
Higher than 52% 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).
2,634.9
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).
6
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
35,276
Higher than 79% 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).
198,845
Higher than 86% 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).
23
Lower than 97% 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 fast, with a typical drive time of only 4 minutes. This ease of movement is matched by the walk to the nearest stop, which takes just 1 minute and is much lower than most areas.
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.
4
Lower than 99% 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 New Farm [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305011109/new-farm/topic/transport