1.0% ▼ -38.9%
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Cornubia - Carbrook · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Cornubia - Carbrook
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every single household in Cornubia - Carbrook owns a car, putting it among the lowest areas in the region for vehicle-free homes. This heavy reliance on cars is mirrored in how people travel, with the vast majority of residents driving to work or working from home. Public transport options are very limited here compared to other parts of the state.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 1% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Queensland figure of 5.8%. Most households own multiple cars, with 41.2% having two vehicles and another 34.9% owning three or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Cornubia - Carbrook, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (23%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the dominant way to get to work for 62.2% of people, while 18.3% work from home, a figure that rose 13 points since 2011. Only 1.4% use public transport to commute, which is a little below the national figure of 3.1%.
18.3% ▲ +218.4%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.4% ▼ -67.7%
Lower than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 1.4%
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.
Public transport is scarce, with only 16 stops and two routes serving the area. The number of stops per 1,000 people is far below the Queensland average, and weekly departures are also far below the state figure.
16
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.76
Lower than 81% 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).
220.1
Lower 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).
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
9,076
Lower than 75% 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).
9,076
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.
It takes about 26 minutes to drive to the city, which is typical for areas of this level. However, the walk to the nearest stop takes about 28 minutes, which is much higher than most other areas.
28
Higher than 86% 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.
26
Higher than 52% 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 Cornubia - Carbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311051324/cornubia-carbrook/topic/transport