1.9% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Springfield · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Springfield
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 1.9% of households in Springfield have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average. This heavy reliance on cars shapes how people move, though more residents have shifted to working from home in recent years.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, with 46.1% of homes owning two vehicles and 14.8% having three. This explains why so few households lack a car compared to the rest of Queensland.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Springfield, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, with 61.2% being the driver. However, the number of people working from home rose 12 points since 2011 to reach 14.9%, while public transport use remains about the same as the national figure.
14.9% ▲ +469.3%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.3% ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 3.3%
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.
The area has 27 public transport routes, among the largest for its level, but the number of stops is lower than most similar areas. Most trips rely on buses, which make up 89.7% of the service.
26
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.55
Lower than 61% 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).
777.5
Lower than 51% 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).
27
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
7,322
Lower than 82% 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).
7,322
Lower than 88% 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 about 25 minutes to drive to the city. However, walking to the nearest transport stop takes about 8 minutes, which is higher than in most other areas.
8
Higher than 64% 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.
25
Higher than 50% 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 Springfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/310041303/springfield/topic/transport