3.8% ▼ -10.7%
Lower than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Burpengary · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Burpengary
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 63% of workers in Burpengary drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. Very few households get by without a vehicle, and the area is generally further from the city than most, which helps explain the heavy reliance on driving.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is high here, with only 3.8% of homes having no motor vehicle. This is well below the national figure of 7.4% and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Burpengary, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 37%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose to 11.2% since 2011, though this remains well below the Australian figure of 21.0%. Public transport use for commuting is about the same as the state and national figures at 3.1%, but this is a fall from 6.6% in 2011.
11.2% ▲ +191.1%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 11.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.1% ▼ -52.7%
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 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 infrastructure is limited, with 1.46 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the Queensland figure of 2.99. Weekly departures are also far below the state average, and the transit time to the city is much higher than most areas at 80 minutes.
24
Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.46
Lower than 84% 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).
299.5
Lower than 70% 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).
35
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
16,488
Higher than 52% 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).
16,488
Lower than 76% 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).
80
Higher than 86% 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.
Getting around mostly involves driving, as the drive time to the city is higher than most areas at 34 minutes. Residents also face a longer walk to the nearest stop than people in most other areas, taking about 6 minutes.
6
Higher than 57% 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.
34
Higher than 62% 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 [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/313041372/burpengary/topic/transport