Daisy Hill · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Transport & Vehicles in Daisy Hill

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Over 60% of working residents in Daisy Hill drive themselves to work, reflecting a high reliance on cars in this suburb. Most homes own multiple vehicles, and while more people are now working from home, the area remains heavily car-dependent for daily travel.

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📍 Daisy Hill, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Cars are common here, with 43.4% of homes owning two vehicles and 8.3% having four or more. Only 3.4% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%.

3.4% ▼ -22.1%

Lower than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 4.4%
  • 2016: 2.5%
  • 2021: 3.4%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Daisy Hill, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (17%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

The number of people working from home rose 13 points since 2011 to reach 17.1%, which is well above the Queensland figure. Only 3.2% of people use public transport to get to work, a figure that has fallen since 2011.

17.1% ▲ +276.5%

Higher than 58% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 4.5%
  • 2016: 5.8%
  • 2021: 17.1%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

3.2% ▼ -56.9%

Higher than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 7.4%
  • 2016: 5.0%
  • 2021: 3.2%

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.

How people get to work

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In Daisy Hill, Car (driver) is the majority at 70%; Worked at home is next at 20%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

While there are 4.35 public transport stops per 1,000 people—well above the state figure—these are all buses. Access is limited, as the transit time to the city is 73 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.

30

Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.

4.35

Higher than 51% 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).

786.6

Lower than 51% 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).

6,897

Lower than 84% 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).

6,897

Lower than 89% 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).

73

Higher than 76% 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.

It takes typically 21 minutes to drive to the city. However, walking to the nearest transport stop takes about 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 Daisy Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311061329/daisy-hill/topic/transport