1.4% ▲ +97.5%
Lower than 92% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Ipswich - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Ipswich - North
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has grown significantly in Ipswich - North, with the share of people doing so rising 10 percentage points since 2011. This shift occurs in a car-dependent area where almost every home owns a vehicle and public transport options are very limited. Most residents rely on their own cars to get around and reach the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few households go without a car here, with only 1.4% having no vehicle, a figure well below the national average of 7.4%. Most homes are well-equipped for driving, as 62.2% of households own either three or four or more vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Ipswich - North, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 3 vehicles (24%) and 1 vehicle (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
A tiny fraction of the workforce uses public transport to get to work, at just 0.5%, which is much lower than most areas and has fallen since 2011. Instead, 65.1% of workers drive themselves, while 13.8% work from home.
13.8% ▲ +260.7%
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▼ -72.3%
Lower than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 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 sparse, with only 4 stops and one route serving the area. This results in just 0.88 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the Queensland figure of 2.99.
4
Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.88
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).
14.0
Lower than 90% 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).
4,561
Lower than 90% 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).
4,561
Lower than 93% 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 slow for those without a car, as the walk to the nearest stop takes about 47 minutes. This is among the highest walk times for this level of area, and the drive to the city typically takes 36 minutes.
47
Higher than 91% 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.
36
Higher than 64% 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 - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310031288/ipswich-north/topic/transport