2.3% ▼ -23.6%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Lowood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Lowood
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people live without a car in Lowood than in most other areas. Only 2.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, meaning almost every household relies on their own transport. This high car dependency is reflected in the long drive times and very limited public transport options available to residents.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have multiple cars, with 40% owning two vehicles and another 31.5% owning three or more. This helps explain why the proportion of car-less homes is well below the Queensland figure of 5.8%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Lowood, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (26%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the dominant way to get to work, as only 0.5% of people use public transport. While 12% of residents worked from home in 2021, this is well below the national figure of 21%.
12.0% ▲ +77.6%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▼ -19.9%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.5%
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.
Public transport is very limited, with only one route and 13 stops serving the area. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Queensland figure, with the bus being the only available mode.
13
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.92
Lower than 90% 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).
12.0
Lower than 91% 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).
14,197
Lower than 55% 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).
14,197
Lower than 79% 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 without a car is difficult, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 13 minutes. Additionally, the 51-minute drive time to the city is much higher than in most other areas.
13
Higher than 74% 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.
51
Higher 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 Lowood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310021281/lowood/topic/transport