3.9% ▼ -17.8%
Lower than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Crestmead · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Crestmead
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people work from home in Crestmead than across the country, with only 6.2% doing so compared to the national figure of 21%. This is a car-dependent area where most households own at least one vehicle and very few rely on public transport for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes in Crestmead have two vehicles (37.6%) or one vehicle (34.3%). Only 3.9% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Australian figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Crestmead splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (38%) and 1 vehicle (34%), with 3 vehicles at 17%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 68.8% of people as the driver and 7.7% as a passenger. Only 2.1% use public transport, and the proportion of people working from home is far below the national average.
6.2% ▲ +405.7%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.1% ▼ -47.2%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 2.1%
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 in the area is exclusively bus-based, with 34 stops and 5 routes. However, weekly departures per 1,000 people are well below the Queensland figure.
34
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.80
Lower than 72% 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).
451.0
Lower than 64% 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).
5
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
12,158
Lower than 62% 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).
12,158
Lower than 81% 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.
Residents can reach their nearest transport stop in just one minute, which is much lower than most areas. The typical drive time to the city is 25 minutes.
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.
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 Crestmead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311031314/crestmead/topic/transport