2.3% ▼ -33.9%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Lockyer Valley - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Lockyer Valley - East
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 2.3% of homes in Lockyer Valley - East have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average. This high rate of car ownership is essential for the area, where the typical walk to the nearest transport stop takes 83 minutes. Most residents rely on their own cars to get around this expansive region.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 39.2% of homes owning two vehicles and 13.9% owning four or more. The proportion of homes without a car is much lower than in most other areas and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Lockyer Valley - East, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (26%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people use public transport for work, at just 0.4%, which is a little below the state and national figures. While the number of people working from home rose to 10.4% since 2011, this remains far below the Australian average.
10.4% ▲ +57.5%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% ▼ -44.2%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.4%
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 options are very limited, with only one route and 10 stops serving the area. This results in 0.47 stops per 1,000 people and weekly departures that are far below the Queensland figure.
10
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.47
Lower than 95% 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).
33.0
Lower than 85% 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).
1
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
21,208
Higher than 64% 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).
21,208
Lower than 70% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting around is a challenge for those without a car, as the drive time to the city is much higher than in most areas. The 83-minute walk to the nearest stop is among the highest for similar places.
83
Higher than 99% 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.
54
Higher than 75% 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 Lockyer Valley - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310021280/lockyer-valley-east/topic/transport