Ormeau (East) - Stapylton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Transport & Vehicles in Ormeau (East) - Stapylton

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

Nearly 67% of workers in Ormeau (East) - Stapylton drive themselves to work, reflecting a strong reliance on cars. Most homes here have multiple vehicles, and very few residents use public transport or live within easy walking distance of a stop.

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📍 Ormeau (East) - Stapylton, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Cars are essential here, as only 2.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. Almost half of all households own two vehicles, and 16.1% have three.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Ormeau (East) - Stapylton, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (16%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home is common for 12.2% of residents, though this is well below the Australian figure of 21.0%. Only 0.8% of people use public transport to get to work, which is lower than most similar areas.

0.8%

Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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 Ormeau (East) - Stapylton, Car (driver) is the majority at 79%; Worked at home is next at 14%.

Public transport access

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

Public transport options are limited, with only two routes and a weekly departure rate far below the Queensland figure. All available public transport is provided by buses.

38

Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

3.56

Lower than 61% 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).

334.4

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.

Getting to the city takes about 29 minutes by car. However, it takes 29 minutes to walk to the nearest stop, which is much higher than most areas.

29

Higher than 86% 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.

29

Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Free-flow driving time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to its state/territory capital city centre, along the OpenStreetMap road network (Valhalla). Excludes live traffic.

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 Ormeau (East) - Stapylton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309071552/ormeau-stapylton/topic/transport