4.3% ▼ -41.7%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Whitfield - Edge Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Whitfield - Edge Hill
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of workers in Whitfield - Edge Hill drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. Most households own at least one vehicle, and the number of homes without a car has fallen since 2011. While there are a few bus routes available, very few people use public transport for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have one or two cars, and only 4.3% of households have no motor vehicle. This is well below the national figure of 7.4%, and is a drop of 3.1 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Whitfield - Edge Hill splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (41%) and 2 vehicles (39%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, while only 0.6% of people use public transport, which is much lower than most areas. Working from home has become more common, rising 9.9 percentage points since 2011 to reach 15.1%.
15.1% ▲ +192.1%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.6% ▼ -56.5%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
The area is served by three bus routes with 31 stops, though weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Queensland figure. This low frequency helps explain why so few residents use these services for commuting.
31
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.71
Lower than 59% 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).
417.8
Lower than 65% 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).
3
Lower than 79% 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.
A typical walk to the nearest public transport stop takes about five minutes, which is around the middle for similar areas.
5
Higher than 50% 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 Whitfield - Edge Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/306021156/whitfield-edge-hill/topic/transport