2.4% ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 2.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Mount Pleasant - Glenella · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Mount Pleasant - Glenella
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few people here get by without a car, making Mount Pleasant - Glenella one of the most vehicle-dependent areas compared to similar places. Only 2.4% of homes lack a motor vehicle, a figure well below both the Queensland and national averages.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own multiple cars, with 44.3% having two vehicles and 16.5% owning three. This high level of ownership is reflected in the fact that very few homes are without a vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Mount Pleasant - Glenella, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (27%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work, with 72.2% of people as the driver. Very few people work from home at 5.9%, which is far below the national figure of 21.0%.
5.9% ▲ +57.4%
Lower than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.1% ▼ -54.6%
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 1.1%
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, with only 6 routes and 22 stops. This is seen in the weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far below the Queensland figure.
22
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.90
Lower than 80% 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).
158.2
Lower than 77% 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
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to a transport stop is difficult for many, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 31 minutes. This is much higher than in most other areas.
31
Higher than 87% 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.
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)).
- 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 Mount Pleasant - Glenella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/312021348/mount-pleasant-glenella/topic/transport