5.0% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Browns Plains · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Browns Plains
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people work from home in Browns Plains compared to the rest of the country, with only 7.8% doing so. This reliance on traditional commuting is mirrored by a heavy dependence on cars for daily travel. Most households here own multiple vehicles to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 40% of homes have two cars and 13% have three. Only 5% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has barely changed since 2011 and is about the same as the Queensland average.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Browns Plains splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (40%) and 1 vehicle (36%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 69.4% of people as the driver. Only 2.4% use public transport, and the number of people working from home is far below the Australian figure of 21%.
7.8% ▲ +208.3%
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.4% ▼ -54.4%
Higher than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 2.4%
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 a high number of weekly bus departures per 1,000 people, which is far above the Queensland figure. While there are 16 bus routes, the number of people reachable within 30 minutes by transit is smaller than in about 79% of similar areas.
31
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.80
Lower than 58% 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).
1,484.1
Higher than 73% 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).
16
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
8,161
Lower than 79% 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).
24,149
Lower than 67% 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 21 minutes to drive to the city. However, the walk to the nearest transport stop takes around 9 minutes, which is longer than in most similar areas.
9
Higher than 68% 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.
21
Lower than 57% 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 Browns Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311031312/browns-plains/topic/transport