9.2% ▼ -33.6%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Auchenflower · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Auchenflower
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than a quarter of working residents in Auchenflower now work from home, reflecting a shift toward flexible employment. The area is well-connected, with a short 5-minute drive to the city and a high number of public transport options compared to the rest of Queensland.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Queensland figure. This is a decrease of 4.6 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Auchenflower, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 47%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and No vehicle (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here at 26.8%, a rise of 23 percentage points since 2011. Public transport use for commuting is also among the highest at this level, though it fell 11 percentage points since 2011 to 10.5%.
26.8% ▲ +540.7%
Higher than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
10.5% ▼ -51.0%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 10.5%
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.
Auchenflower has 67 public transport routes, among the largest for its level, with 1,686.2 weekly departures per 1,000 people. This far exceeds the Queensland figure, making the city reachable in just 28 minutes by transit.
25
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.41
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).
1,686.2
Higher than 77% 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).
67
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
27,118
Higher than 73% 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).
203,694
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).
28
Lower than 93% 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 drive time of only 5 minutes. Residents also have excellent local access, with a typical 1-minute walk to the nearest stop, which 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.
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 Auchenflower [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305041133/auchenflower/topic/transport