Burpengary - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Transport & Vehicles in Burpengary - East

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

Only 0.8% of households in Burpengary - East have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average. This high reliance on cars is a defining feature of the area, where the vast majority of residents depend on private transport to get around.

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📍 Burpengary - East, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Cars are common here, with 82.2% of homes owning two or more vehicles. This means far fewer people go without a car compared to the Queensland figure of 5.8%.

0.8% ▲ +72.8%

Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 0.5%
  • 2016: 0.9%
  • 2021: 0.8%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Burpengary - East, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 3 vehicles (21%) and 4 or more (18%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Most people drive to work, while 13.7% work from home, a figure that rose 7.6 percentage points since 2011. Use of public transport for commuting is a little below the national figure at 1.8%.

13.7% ▲ +126.2%

Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 6.0%
  • 2016: 6.2%
  • 2021: 13.7%

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

1.8% ▼ -53.2%

Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 3.9%
  • 2016: 2.6%
  • 2021: 1.8%

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 Burpengary - East, Car (driver) is the majority at 76%; Worked at home is next at 16%.

Public transport access

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

Public transport is almost non-existent, with no recorded stops or routes in the area. This puts the region far below the Queensland average for transit access.

0

Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

0.00

Lower than 99% 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).

0.0

Lower than 99% 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).

6,658

Lower than 85% 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).

6,658

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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Getting around without a car is difficult, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 50 minutes, among the highest times for its level. The drive time to the city is also higher than most areas, taking 35 minutes.

50

Higher than 92% 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.

35

Higher than 63% 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 Burpengary - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/313021364/burpengary-east/topic/transport