8.0% ▼ -24.9%
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 8.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Red Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Red Hill
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 28% of workers in Red Hill now work from home, a figure far above the national average. This shift is part of a broader trend where residents rely less on traditional commuting, though the area remains exceptionally well-connected by public transport and is only a 6-minute drive from the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is higher than most areas and a little above the Queensland figure. Most households own one or two vehicles, though the share of homes without a car has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Red Hill, 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.
Working from home is much more common here than in most areas, having risen 23 points since 2011. Public transport use for work is well above the national figure, though this also fell since 2011.
27.2% ▲ +486.3%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 27.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.9% ▼ -52.6%
Higher than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 6.9%
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.
Red Hill has excellent transit access with 7.2 stops per 1,000 people, far above the Queensland average. The area is served by 12 bus routes and has a very high number of weekly departures compared to most other places.
43
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.20
Higher than 85% 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).
1,603.3
Higher than 75% 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).
12
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
31,888
Higher than 77% 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).
198,809
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).
27
Lower than 94% 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 very efficient, with a drive time to the city of just 6 minutes. This is among the lowest for similar areas, and many residents have a zero-minute walk to their nearest stop.
0
Lower than 99% 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 Red Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305041136/red-hill/topic/transport