5.6% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Ashmore · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Ashmore
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer people work from home in Ashmore compared to the national figure, with only 12.8% doing so. Most residents rely on private cars to get around, and the area has a strong dependence on road travel despite having a decent number of local bus stops.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 38.2% of homes having two vehicles and 35.4% having one. Only 5.6% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Ashmore splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (38%) and 1 vehicle (35%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
A small number of people use public transport for work at 1.3%, which is a little below the national figure. While working from home rose to 12.8% since 2011, it remains well below the Australian average of 21%.
12.8% ▲ +161.4%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.3% ▼ -28.8%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 1.3%
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.
Ashmore has 52 public transport stops and 7 routes, all using buses. The number of stops and weekly departures per 1,000 people are both well above the Queensland figures.
52
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.19
Lower than 52% 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).
914.7
Higher than 54% 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.
It takes a typical resident 45 minutes to drive to the city, which is higher than most areas. However, the walk to the nearest transport stop is short, taking only 3 minutes.
3
Lower than 71% 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.
45
Higher than 72% 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).
More for Ashmore
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Ashmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309091263/ashmore/topic/transport