1.8% ▼ -21.9%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Brinsmead · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Brinsmead
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer than 2% of homes lack a car in Brinsmead, a figure well below the national average of 7.4%. This reliance on private vehicles is mirrored in the area's very low use of public transport for commuting and a limited number of transit stops.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households have at least one car, with nearly half owning two vehicles. Only 1.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much lower than most areas and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Brinsmead, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 50%, followed by 1 vehicle (26%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Nearly 60% of workers drive themselves to work, while 13.2% work from home, a figure that rose 10 points since 2011. Very few people use public transport to commute, at just 0.4%, which is a little below the national figure.
13.2% ▲ +330.0%
Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% ▼ -65.4%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 0.4%
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.
Public transport is limited here, with just one route and 11 stops. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is 242.2, which is far below the Queensland figure of 720.7.
11
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.99
Lower than 79% 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).
242.2
Lower 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).
1
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Residents can usually walk to their nearest stop in about 3 minutes, which is lower than most areas.
3
Lower than 71% 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.
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)).
- 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 Brinsmead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306011138/brinsmead/topic/transport