2.9% ▼ -42.2%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Bentley Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Bentley Park
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 2.9% of homes in Bentley Park have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average. This heavy reliance on cars is reflected in how people travel, with very few residents using public transport to get to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have more than one car, and the proportion without a vehicle has fallen since 2011 to just 2.9%. This is lower than most similar areas and well below the Australian figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Bentley Park, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 62.8% of residents. Only 0.9% use public transport, which is a little below the national figure, while those working from home rose to 9.6% since 2011.
9.6% ▲ +393.2%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.9% ▼ -50.9%
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 0.9%
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.
Public transport options are limited, with only five routes and 18 stops serving the area. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Queensland figure, and all services are buses.
18
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.15
Lower 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).
323.0
Lower than 69% 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).
5
Lower than 64% 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.
It takes about 4 minutes to walk to the nearest public transport stop, which is around the middle for similar areas.
4
Lower than 57% 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 Bentley Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306021144/bentley-park/topic/transport