4.8% ▼ -37.9%
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Oxley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Oxley
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has surged in Oxley, rising 17 points since 2011 to reach 20.6%. This shift in how people get to work is a key part of the area's transport story. While most households still rely on cars, the local transit network is much larger than in most similar areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes in Oxley have at least one car, with 42% owning two. Only 4.8% of households have no vehicle, a figure that fell 2.9 points since 2011 and is a little below the national figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Oxley, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (35%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
About 20.6% of residents work from home, which is well above the Queensland figure. While 6.5% of people use public transport to get to work—well above the national average—this has fallen 8.4 points since 2011.
20.6% ▲ +453.6%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.5% ▼ -56.4%
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 6.5%
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.
Oxley has a large transit network with 56 routes and 5.13 stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the state figure. However, the number of people reachable within 30 or 45 minutes by transit is smaller than in most similar areas.
44
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.13
Higher than 62% 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).
880.9
Higher than 53% 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).
56
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
8,578
Lower than 77% 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).
28,767
Lower than 62% 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).
63
Higher than 59% 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.
A quick 15-minute drive usually gets residents to the city, which is lower than most areas. In contrast, the 6-minute walk to the nearest stop is higher than in most other areas.
6
Higher than 57% 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.
15
Lower than 74% 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 Oxley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310011275/oxley/topic/transport