12.5% ▼ -21.7%
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Toowong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Toowong
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than a third of workers in Toowong rely on a car to get to work, but the area is a major hub for transport options. It is an exceptionally connected place where 26.2% of people work from home and transit access is far better than in most other areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Around 12.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the national figure of 7.4%. While this is much higher than most areas, the number of car-free households has fallen 3.5 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Toowong, 1 vehicle is the majority at 51%; 2 vehicles is next at 28%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 26.2% of residents doing so—far above the Queensland figure of 14.1%. Public transport use for commuting is also well above the national average at 10.5%, though this fell 13 percentage points since 2011.
26.2% ▲ +515.7%
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
10.5% ▼ -54.4%
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 23.1%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 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.
Toowong has excellent connectivity, with 71 transport routes and a typical trip to the city taking only 38 minutes. With 5.23 stops per 1,000 people, it is far above the Queensland figure of 2.99.
65
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.23
Higher than 63% 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).
1,467.3
Higher than 73% 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).
71
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).
143,282
Higher than 78% 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).
38
Lower than 84% 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 only 7 minutes. Residents also enjoy some of the best access to transport, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking 0 minutes.
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.
7
Lower than 95% 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 Toowong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/305041137/toowong/topic/transport