6.5% ▼ -17.8%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Darra - Sumner · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Darra - Sumner
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more public transport stops per person are found in Darra - Sumner than in most similar areas. This makes the suburb well-connected, with a quick 17-minute drive to the city and a shorter travel time to the city by transit than most areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have one or two cars, with 39.1% owning two. About 6.5% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Darra - Sumner splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (37%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is much higher here than in most similar areas, though it fell from 12.3% in 2011 to 5.2% in 2021. Meanwhile, those working from home rose sharply to 15.8% over the same period.
15.8% ▲ +513.4%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 15.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.2% ▼ -57.7%
Higher than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 5.2%
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 has 6.81 stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the Queensland figure of 2.99. It is served by 53 different routes, with buses making up 67% of the service and trains 33%.
32
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.81
Higher than 81% 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).
768.7
Lower than 52% 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).
53
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
11,151
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
57,112
Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
51
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Residents spend a typical 17 minutes driving to the city, which is lower than most areas. A walk to the nearest transport stop usually takes about 5 minutes.
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.
17
Lower than 69% 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)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- 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 Darra - Sumner [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310011271/darra-sumner/topic/transport