2.3% ▼ -4.6%
Lower than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Murrumba Downs - Griffin · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Murrumba Downs - Griffin
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 2.3% of homes in Murrumba Downs - Griffin have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the Queensland and Australian averages. This heavy reliance on cars defines the area, where nearly half of all households own two vehicles and the typical drive to the city takes 22 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 46% of homes owning two vehicles and 13.1% owning three. This explains why so few homes are without a car, a trend that has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Murrumba Downs - Griffin, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people travel to work by car, as 63% are drivers. Working from home has become more common, rising to 13.6% since 2011, while public transport use remains low at 2.8%, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
13.6% ▲ +270.9%
Lower than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.8% ▼ -19.3%
Higher than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 2.8%
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.
While the area has 20 public transport routes, it has far fewer stops per 1,000 people and far fewer weekly departures than the Queensland average. Most people using these services rely on buses, which make up 91.5% of the options.
42
Higher than 51% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.82
Lower than 81% 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).
318.5
Lower than 69% 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).
20
Higher than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
23,089
Higher than 69% 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).
23,089
Lower than 68% 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.
Walking to the nearest stop takes about 13 minutes, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
13
Higher than 74% 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.
22
Lower than 55% 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Murrumba Downs - Griffin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/314021389/murrumba-downs-griffin/topic/transport