27.2% ▼ -16.0%
Higher than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 33.7%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Spring Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Spring Hill
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more households in Spring Hill live without a car than the national average, with 27.2% of homes having no motor vehicle. This reliance on other transport is supported by the area's exceptional connectivity and a very short commute to the city center.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 27.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure far above the 5.8% seen across Queensland. While this remains among the highest rates for similar areas, it has fallen by 5.2 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Spring Hill, 1 vehicle is the majority at 53%; No vehicle is next at 27%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Walking and driving are equally popular for getting to work, with 23.9% of people doing each. Public transport use is well above the national figure at 8.9%, while working from home has risen sharply to 20.3% since 2011.
20.3% ▲ +556.6%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
8.9% ▼ -15.6%
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 8.9%
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.
Spring Hill has exceptional transit links, with 26 different routes and a number of stops per 1,000 people that is far above the Queensland average. Weekly departures are also much higher than the state figure, with 1,487.2 per 1,000 people.
40
Higher than 50% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.83
Higher 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).
1,487.2
Higher than 73% 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).
26
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
47,698
Higher than 86% 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).
258,560
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).
21
Lower than 99% 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 just 2 minutes. Residents also have quick access to transit, with a walk to the nearest stop taking only 1 minute.
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.
2
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).
More for Spring Hill
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Spring Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305011111/spring-hill/topic/transport