Redlynch · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Transport & Vehicles in Redlynch

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Private cars are essential for daily life in Redlynch, where only 2% of homes lack a motor vehicle. This heavy reliance on driving is mirrored in the way people get to work and the very limited public transport options available in the area.

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📍 Redlynch, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Most households own multiple cars, with 46.8% having two and 16.4% having three. The proportion of homes without a vehicle is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure of 7.4%.

2.0% ▼ -6.1%

Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.1%
  • 2016: 1.9%
  • 2021: 2.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Redlynch, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 47%, followed by 1 vehicle (26%) and 3 vehicles (16%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Driving is the primary way to get to work, with only 0.6% of people using public transport. Working from home has become more common, rising to 13.0% since 2011, though this is still well below the Australian figure of 21.0%.

13.0% ▲ +269.0%

Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 3.5%
  • 2016: 3.9%
  • 2021: 13.0%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

0.6% ▼ -41.6%

Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 1.0%
  • 2016: 1.2%
  • 2021: 0.6%

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.

How people get to work

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In Redlynch, Car (driver) is the majority at 75%; Worked at home is next at 16%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Public transport is very limited, with only three bus routes serving the area. There are 1.89 stops per 1,000 people, which is well below the Queensland figure of 2.99, and weekly departures are far below the state average.

26

Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.

1.89

Lower than 80% 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).

336.7

Lower than 68% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Accessing transit is difficult for many, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 11 minutes, which is higher than in most areas.

11

Higher than 72% 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 Redlynch [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306011141/redlynch/topic/transport