3.2% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Hillcrest · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Hillcrest
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer homes in Hillcrest are without a car compared to the national figure, with only 3.2% of households lacking a vehicle. This reliance on cars is reflected in how people travel, as the area has much lower rates of working from home than the rest of Australia.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households here own multiple cars, with 40.2% having two vehicles and 17.1% owning three. This explains why the share of homes with no motor vehicle is well below the Australian figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Hillcrest, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the dominant choice for 67.8% of workers, while only 2.5% use public transport. The number of people working from home rose to 10.6% since 2011, though this remains far below the national figure of 21.0%.
10.6% ▲ +220.1%
Lower than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.5% ▼ -25.5%
Higher than 59% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 2.5%
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 depends entirely on buses, but the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is well below the Queensland figure. There are 25 stops across 7 routes, which is fewer than in most similar areas.
25
Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.83
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).
532.0
Lower than 61% 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).
7
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
8,832
Lower than 76% 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).
8,832
Lower than 86% 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 trip to the city takes 23 minutes. However, the 6-minute walk to the nearest stop is higher than in most other areas.
6
Higher 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.
23
Lower than 54% 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 Hillcrest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311031316/hillcrest/topic/transport