2.3% ▼ -22.6%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Mount Sheridan · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Mount Sheridan
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Car ownership is very common in Mount Sheridan, where only 2.3% of homes have no motor vehicle. This makes the area much more car-dependent than the state and national averages, with most households owning two or more vehicles.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Nearly half of all homes have two vehicles, while 13.5% own three. Very few households get by without a car, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Mount Sheridan, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 45%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 62% of residents. While 11% now work from home—a rise of 8.5 points since 2011—this is still far below the national figure of 21%.
11.0% ▲ +337.7%
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.0% ▼ -43.8%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 1.0%
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 only 2.3 stops per 1,000 people, which is well below the Queensland average. All services are provided by buses, but weekly departures are much lower than in most other areas.
20
Lower than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.30
Lower than 76% 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).
496.1
Lower than 62% 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).
7
Lower than 52% 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.
Walking to the nearest transit stop takes about 12 minutes, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
12
Higher than 73% 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 Mount Sheridan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306021153/mount-sheridan/topic/transport