1.9% ▼ -17.1%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
The Hills District · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in The Hills District
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 1.9% of households in The Hills District have no motor vehicle, making it an area where car ownership is very common. Most residents rely on private cars or working from home, as public transport options are limited and some stops are a long walk away.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 45.9% of homes owning two vehicles and 15.2% owning three. Only 1.9% of homes have no vehicle, which is well below the Queensland figure of 5.8%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In The Hills District, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has jumped 17 points since 2011 to reach 22.0%, which is well above the state average. Meanwhile, the number of people using public transport to get to work fell from 9.1% to 3.8% over the same period.
22.0% ▲ +382.5%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.8% ▼ -58.4%
Higher than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 3.8%
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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
The area has 93 public transport stops, which is more than about 87% of similar areas, but weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Queensland figure. All public transport services in the district are buses.
93
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.83
Lower than 57% 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).
327.9
Lower than 68% 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).
24,313
Higher than 71% 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).
24,313
Lower than 67% 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.
While the 19-minute drive to the city is lower than most areas, getting to the nearest transit stop is harder, with a 16-minute walk that is much higher than most areas.
16
Higher than 76% 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.
19
Lower 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 The Hills District [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/314011386/the-hills-district/topic/transport