0.8% ▼ -31.3%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Samford Valley · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Samford Valley
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly half of all households in Samford Valley have two motor vehicles, reflecting a strong reliance on cars for daily life. With very few homes lacking a car and a high number of people working from home, the area operates largely independently of the city's transport networks.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 83.6% of homes owning three or more vehicles. Only 0.8% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is well below the national average of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Samford Valley, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 3 vehicles (21%) and 4 or more (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common for 29.3% of residents, which is far above the Queensland figure of 14.1%. This trend rose by 20 points since 2011, while those using public transport to get to work fell to 1.8%.
29.3% ▲ +224.3%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.8% ▼ -47.6%
Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
Public transport options are limited, with only one route and 17 stops serving the area. This means the number of stops and weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state average.
17
Lower than 74% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.37
Lower than 85% 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).
26.2
Lower than 85% 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).
12,385
Lower than 62% 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).
12,385
Lower than 81% 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 trip to the city takes 25 minutes by car. However, getting to the nearest transport stop is slower than in most areas, taking about 7 minutes on foot.
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.
25
Higher than 50% 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 Samford Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/314011387/samford-valley/topic/transport