3.4% —
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Forest Lake - Ellen Grove · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A high reliance on cars defines daily travel in Forest Lake - Ellen Grove, where only 3.4% of homes have no motor vehicle. While most residents drive to work, the area's public transport setup is mostly limited to buses, with a typical 74-minute trip to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own at least one car, with 41.9% having two vehicles. This means far fewer homes are without a motor vehicle compared to the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Forest Lake - Ellen Grove, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (35%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 59.8% of residents. While 15.1% work from home—which is a little above the Queensland figure—about 4.0% use public transport, a rate much higher than most similar areas.
15.1% —
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.0% —
Higher than 75% 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.
Bus services are the only public transport option here. While the number of weekly departures is well above the Queensland figure, there are far fewer stops per 1,000 people than in most other areas.
39
Lower than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.74
Lower than 82% 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).
1,042.6
Higher than 59% 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).
22,478
Higher than 67% 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).
74
Higher than 77% 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.
It typically takes 22 minutes to drive to the city. For those using public transport, the walk to the nearest stop takes about 6 minutes, which is longer than in most 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.
22
Lower than 55% 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 Forest Lake - Ellen Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310011564/forest-lake-ellen-grove/topic/transport