2.3% ▼ -61.8%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Hendra · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Hendra
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home in Hendra has surged from 5.5% to 26.9% since 2011. This shift toward remote work is part of a broader change in how people move, while the area remains very car-dependent with only 2.3% of homes lacking a motor vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every home has a car, with 44.9% owning two vehicles. The share of homes without a motor vehicle is 2.3%, which is well below both the state and national figures.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Hendra, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 45%, followed by 1 vehicle (34%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Remote work is far more common here than in the rest of Queensland, with 26.9% of people working from home. While 4.8% of residents commute by public transport—a little above the national figure—this is down from 10.3% in 2011.
26.9% ▲ +388.5%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.8% ▼ -53.8%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 4.8%
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.
Hendra has a high level of service with 17 public transport routes and 7.48 stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the Queensland figure. Buses are the primary mode, making up 94.9% of public transport use.
37
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.48
Higher than 86% 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).
1,362.5
Higher than 70% 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).
10,718
Lower than 68% 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).
63,866
Higher than 60% 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).
57
Lower than 52% 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 quick, with a typical drive time of just 10 minutes. Most residents also live very close to transit, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking only 2 minutes.
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.
10
Lower than 88% 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 Hendra
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Hendra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305031125/hendra/topic/transport