16.2% ▲ +20.2%
Higher than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Newstead - Bowen Hills · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Newstead - Bowen Hills
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more households in Newstead - Bowen Hills live without a car than in the rest of the state, with 16.2% of homes having no motor vehicle. This trend is partly explained by the area's excellent connectivity, where a one-minute walk to the nearest stop is typical for residents.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 16.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that is far above the Queensland rate of 5.8%. This is among the highest proportions for similar areas and has risen by 2.7 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Newstead - Bowen Hills, 1 vehicle is the majority at 60%; 2 vehicles is next at 21%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is much more common here than in most areas, with 26.1% of people doing so. While 10.3% of the workforce uses public transport—well above the national figure of 3.1%—this is a drop of 11 percentage points since 2011.
26.1% ▲ +462.4%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
10.3% ▼ -51.4%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 19.3%
- 2021: 10.3%
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.
The area is exceptionally well connected, with 1,430.8 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far above the state figure. This accessibility allows 373,291 people to be reached within 45 minutes by transit, using 169 different routes.
44
Higher 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.
2.44
Lower than 75% 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).
1,430.8
Higher than 72% 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).
169
Higher than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
103,328
Higher than 90% 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).
373,291
Higher than 89% 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 to the city is very fast, with a typical drive time of just 5 minutes. Residents also enjoy a very short walk to the nearest transport stop, which takes only one minute on average.
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.
5
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 Newstead - Bowen Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305031128/newstead-bowen-hills/topic/transport