2.0% ▼ -24.4%
Lower than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Shailer Park · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Shailer Park
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 2% of homes in Shailer Park have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average of 7.4%. This high level of car ownership defines how people move through the area, as most residents rely on driving to get around. While public transport services are plentiful, the long travel time to the city remains a challenge.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 43.9% of homes having two vehicles and 11.1% owning four or more. This trend has barely changed since 2011, leaving the area with a much lower rate of vehicle-free homes than most other places.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Shailer Park, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (24%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most workers drive themselves to work, which 63% of employees do. Working from home rose 11 points since 2011 to reach 15.5%, while the number of people using public transport to commute fell to 2.6%.
15.5% ▲ +280.3%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.6% ▼ -54.1%
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 2.6%
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.
Shailer Park has far more weekly departures and transport stops per 1,000 people than the Queensland average. However, these services are all buses, and the 69-minute transit time to the city is higher than in most areas.
59
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.89
Higher than 59% 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).
1,203.1
Higher 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).
15
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
12,073
Lower than 63% 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).
30,558
Lower than 60% 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).
69
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
A typical drive to the city takes 21 minutes, which is around the middle for similar areas. Most residents can walk to their nearest transport stop in about 5 minutes.
5
Higher than 50% 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 Shailer Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311051327/shailer-park/topic/transport