2.2% —
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Doolandella · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Doolandella
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few people in Doolandella go without a car, as only 2.2% of homes lack a motor vehicle. This reliance on private transport is mirrored in the commute, where nearly 65% of workers drive themselves to work. While the area has some public transport, it is far less connected than most similar places.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 44.8% of homes owning two vehicles. This explains why the share of households without a car is well below both the Queensland figure and the national average.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Doolandella, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 45%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, and only 10.6% work from home, which is far below the Australian average of 21%. A small number of residents use public transport, with 3.3% doing so to get to work.
10.6% —
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.3% —
Higher than 69% 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.
Public transport is limited, with only 1.28 stops per 1,000 people, a figure far below the Queensland average. It takes much longer than most areas to reach the city by transit, taking 82 minutes.
11
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.28
Lower than 86% 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).
181.3
Lower than 76% 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).
4
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
8,598
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).
39,330
Lower than 53% 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).
82
Higher than 89% 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 typical trip to the city takes about 20 minutes by car. While the area has few transit options, the walk to the nearest stop takes around 4 minutes, which is about the same as other similar areas.
4
Lower 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.
20
Lower 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)).
- 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).
More for Doolandella
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Doolandella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310011563/doolandella/topic/transport