Molendinar · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Transport & Vehicles in Molendinar

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

Working from home has grown by 5.9 percentage points since 2011 in Molendinar, though it remains a car-dependent area. Very few households get by without a car, and the vast majority of residents rely on private vehicles for their daily travel.

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📍 Molendinar, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Only 2.7% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Queensland figure of 5.8%. Most households own multiple cars, with 40.8% having two vehicles and 17.8% owning three.

2.7% ▼ -17.4%

Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 3.3%
  • 2016: 2.6%
  • 2021: 2.7%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Molendinar, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (18%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Driving is the primary way to get to work for 65.1% of people. Those working from home make up 9.6% of the workforce, which is far below the Australian figure of 21%, while only 1.3% use public transport.

9.6% ▲ +156.3%

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

  • 2011: 3.8%
  • 2016: 4.2%
  • 2021: 9.6%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

1.3% ▼ -16.6%

Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 1.6%
  • 2016: 2.1%
  • 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.

How people get to work

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In Molendinar, Car (driver) is the majority at 78%; Worked at home is next at 12%.

Public transport access

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

Bus services are the only form of public transport here, with 22 stops providing 633 weekly departures per 1,000 people. This frequency is a little below the Queensland figure of 720.7.

22

Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

3.41

Lower than 63% 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).

633.0

Lower than 57% 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 around on foot or by transit takes longer here than in most areas, with a typical 9-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is also higher than most areas at 43 minutes.

9

Higher than 68% 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.

43

Higher than 70% 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 Molendinar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/309091264/molendinar/topic/transport