North Ipswich - Tivoli · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Transport & Vehicles in North Ipswich - Tivoli

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Far more public transport departures than the state average define North Ipswich - Tivoli, where there are 1,769 weekly trips per 1,000 people. This high level of service exists alongside a strong reliance on cars and a low number of people working from home compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 North Ipswich - Tivoli, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

About 8% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is higher than most similar areas and a little above the Queensland figure of 5.8%. However, this is 3.5 percentage points lower than it was in 2011.

8.0% ▼ -30.7%

Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 11.5%
  • 2016: 9.5%
  • 2021: 8.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In North Ipswich - Tivoli, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 39%, followed by 2 vehicles (34%) and 3 vehicles (13%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Most people drive to work, and only 1.6% use public transport, which is a little below the national figure of 3.1%. Those working from home make up 10.2% of the workforce, far below the Australian average of 21%.

10.2% ▲ +415.2%

Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.0%
  • 2016: 2.5%
  • 2021: 10.2%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

1.6% ▼ -58.7%

Lower than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 3.9%
  • 2016: 2.8%
  • 2021: 1.6%

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.

How people get to work

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In North Ipswich - Tivoli, Car (driver) is the majority at 79%; Worked at home is next at 12%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

The area has 9.51 stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the Queensland figure of 2.99 and among the highest for similar areas. Despite 61 stops and 9 routes, the number of people reachable within 45 minutes by transit is smaller than about 91% of other areas.

61

Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.

9.51

Higher than 87% 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).

1,769.2

Higher than 79% 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).

6,416

Lower than 86% 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).

6,416

Lower than 90% 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.

A typical walk to the nearest stop takes about 4 minutes. The drive time to the city is around 30 minutes, which is about the same as other similar areas.

4

Lower 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.

30

Higher than 58% 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 North Ipswich - Tivoli [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310031292/north-ipswich-tivoli/topic/transport