9.7% ▼ -19.0%
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Paddington - Milton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Paddington - Milton
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A surge in remote work has reshaped how people move in Paddington - Milton, where 27.1% of workers now stay at home. While car travel remains the main way to get to work, the area is far better connected to public transport than most other parts of the state.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Nearly one in ten homes (9.7%) have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than the 5.8% seen across Queensland. Most households rely on one or two cars, though the share of car-free homes has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Paddington - Milton, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 45%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and No vehicle (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far more common here than the national figure, rising 22 points since 2011. Public transport use for commuting is also well above the state and national rates, though it has fallen from 16.5% to 8.5% over the last decade.
27.1% ▲ +452.5%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
8.5% ▼ -48.4%
Higher than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 8.5%
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.
The area has exceptional connectivity, with 77 public transport routes and a number of stops per 1,000 people that is far above the Queensland figure. This high level of service helps explain why it is among the easiest places to reach the city by transit in just 26 minutes.
79
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.48
Higher than 78% 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).
2,859.2
Higher than 87% 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).
77
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
31,482
Higher than 76% 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).
215,026
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).
26
Lower than 95% 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 quick, with a typical drive time of only 6 minutes. Most residents are within a 5-minute walk of their nearest public transport stop.
5
Higher than 50% 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.
6
Lower than 98% 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 Paddington - Milton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305041135/paddington-milton/topic/transport