11.6% ▼ -14.6%
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Ipswich - Central · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Ipswich - Central
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people live without a car in Ipswich - Central than in most similar areas. While 11.6% of homes have no motor vehicle, the area is well served by public transport with 52 stops and 42 different routes. This makes it much easier to get around without a car compared to other parts of the state.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Typical homes here have one or two cars, but 11.6% of households have none at all. This is well above the Queensland figure of 5.8%, though the proportion of carless homes has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Ipswich - Central splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (38%) and 2 vehicles (33%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
More than half of workers drive themselves to work, while 13.5% work from home. The number of people using public transport to commute has fallen since 2011 and now sits at 2.2%, which is about the same as the national figure.
13.5% ▲ +357.9%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.2% ▼ -61.9%
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 2.2%
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 accessible here, with 7.74 stops per 1,000 people—far above the state figure of 2.99. Weekly departures are also much higher than most areas, with the bus being the main service used by 92.2% of passengers.
52
Higher than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.74
Higher 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).
2,496.9
Higher than 86% 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).
42
Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
6,715
Lower than 85% 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).
61,293
Higher than 59% 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.
It takes only one minute to walk to the nearest transport stop, which is much lower than most areas. However, the drive time to the city is 33 minutes, which is higher than in most other places.
1
Lower than 93% 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.
33
Higher than 61% 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 Ipswich - Central [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310031286/ipswich-central/topic/transport