5.3% ▲ +17.2%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Slade Point · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Slade Point
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in Slade Point relies on a car, with only 5.3% of households having no motor vehicle. This makes it a very car-dependent area where working from home is rare and public transport use is low.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, and 37.9% of households own two. The 5.3% of homes without a vehicle is about the same as the Queensland figure and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Slade Point splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (38%) and 1 vehicle (36%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 72.8% of people as the driver. Only 1.5% use public transport, and at 3.9%, the number of people working from home is far below the national figure.
3.9% ▲ +81.1%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.5% ▼ -54.9%
Lower than 57% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 1.5%
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.
While there are 5.21 stops per 1,000 people—which is far above the Queensland average—service is limited. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are much lower than the state figure, and the only available mode is the bus.
18
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.21
Higher than 63% 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).
324.5
Lower than 69% 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).
1
Lower than 93% 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 stop takes longer here than in most areas, with a typical walk of 7 minutes to the nearest one.
7
Higher than 61% 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 Slade Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/312021355/slade-point/topic/transport