8.0% ▼ -20.8%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 9.5%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Ascot · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Ascot
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has surged by 19 percentage points since 2011 in Ascot, where nearly a quarter of workers now do so. This shift comes alongside a well-connected transport network that makes the city center easily reachable. The area is highly accessible, with an impressive 1,647 weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is a little above the Queensland figure. Most households keep one or two cars, though the proportion of car-free homes has fallen by 2.1 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Ascot, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (34%) and 3 vehicles (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
A far higher number of people work from home here than in the rest of the state, at 24.5%. While 6.3% of workers use public transport—well above the national figure—this is down 6.7 percentage points from 2011.
24.5% ▲ +347.3%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.3% ▼ -51.6%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 6.3%
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 access is far above the state average, with 6.93 stops per 1,000 people. The area's 17 routes make it better connected than about 84% of similar places, and it takes much less time to reach the city by transit than in most areas.
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.
6.93
Higher than 82% 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).
1,647.4
Higher than 76% 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).
17
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
35,502
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).
94,095
Higher than 70% 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).
43
Lower than 77% 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 efficient, with a typical drive time to the city of just 9 minutes. Residents also enjoy easy access to transit, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking only 3 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.
9
Lower than 90% 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 Ascot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305031121/ascot/topic/transport