Redcliffe · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Transport & Vehicles in Redcliffe

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

Far more households without a car than in most other areas live in Redcliffe, with 12% of homes lacking a motor vehicle. While the area has a high number of public transport stops and departures, most residents still rely on cars for their daily travel.

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📍 Redcliffe, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Twelve per cent of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the Queensland figure of 5.8%. Nearly half of all households own one vehicle, while 28.4% have two.

12.0% ▼ -12.2%

Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 13.6%
  • 2016: 12.8%
  • 2021: 12.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Redcliffe, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 48%, followed by 2 vehicles (28%) and No vehicle (12%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home has risen to 14.1% since 2011, though this is well below the national figure of 21%. Most people drive to work, while public transport use has fallen to 2.0%.

14.1% ▲ +285.1%

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

  • 2011: 3.7%
  • 2016: 4.3%
  • 2021: 14.1%

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

2.0% ▼ -36.3%

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

  • 2011: 3.2%
  • 2016: 2.5%
  • 2021: 2.0%

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 Redcliffe, Car (driver) is the majority at 70%; Worked at home is next at 17%.

Public transport access

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

Redcliffe has 5.08 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the Queensland average of 2.99. Weekly departures are also much higher than most areas, though all services are bus-based.

53

Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

5.08

Higher than 61% 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).

1,922.6

Higher than 82% 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).

22,408

Higher than 67% 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).

37,665

Lower than 55% 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.

A typical walk to the nearest stop takes only 3 minutes, which is lower than most areas. However, the 33-minute drive time to the city is higher than in most other places.

3

Lower than 71% 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.

33

Higher than 61% 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 Redcliffe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/313051379/redcliffe/topic/transport