0.7% —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Ormeau (West) - Yatala · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Ormeau (West) - Yatala
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in Ormeau (West) - Yatala relies on a car to get around, with only 0.7% of households owning no vehicle. This heavy dependence on driving is clear in daily life, as very few people use public transport for their commute and the walk to the nearest stop is among the longest in the region.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households have multiple cars, with 43.6% owning two and 20.4% owning three. This high level of ownership means the 0.7% of homes without a vehicle is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Ormeau (West) - Yatala, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 3 vehicles (20%) and 1 vehicle (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 66.1% of people as the driver and only 1.1% using public transport. This use of transit is a little below the national figure of 3.1%.
13.5% —
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.1% —
Lower than 65% 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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
While the area has 43 public transport stops, all are buses. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Queensland figure, reflecting a lower level of service than most areas.
43
Higher 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.
3.62
Lower than 60% 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).
334.5
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).
2
Lower than 86% 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.
Daily travel is dominated by long distances, with a typical 32-minute drive to the city. Reaching a transit stop on foot is particularly difficult, as the walk time is among the highest for similar areas.
57
Higher than 95% 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.
32
Higher than 60% 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 (West) - Yatala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309071553/ormeau-yatala/topic/transport