2.1% ▼ -35.8%
Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Underwood · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Underwood
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer households in Underwood go without a car compared to the national figure, with only 2.1% of homes having no motor vehicle. This high level of car ownership is a key feature of the area, where the vast majority of people rely on driving to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have multiple cars, with 46.3% owning two and 14% owning three. This heavy reliance on vehicles is reflected in the fact that only 2.1% of households are without a car, a figure well below the Australian average of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Underwood, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 64.6% of people. While 12.8% now work from home—a rise of 10 points since 2011—only 3.1% of the workforce uses public transport, which is about the same as the national figure.
12.8% ▲ +349.3%
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 12.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.1% ▼ -60.3%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 3.1%
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 is limited to buses, with only 19 stops and 3 routes serving the area. This means weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Queensland figure, and the area has fewer stops than most similar places.
19
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.79
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).
376.3
Lower than 67% 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).
3
Lower than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
19,791
Higher than 61% 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).
28,816
Lower than 62% 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).
50
Lower than 66% 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 is a short 2-minute walk to the nearest stop for most residents. For those driving, the 15-minute trip to the city is faster than in most other areas.
2
Lower 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.
15
Lower than 74% 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 Underwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/311061335/underwood/topic/transport