2.8% —
Lower than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
North Lakes · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in North Lakes
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Car reliance remains the dominant way to get around North Lakes, where very few households get by without a motor vehicle. Only 2.8% of homes have no car, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. Most residents depend on their own wheels to reach work and services.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 45.1% of homes owning two vehicles. This explains why the proportion of households without a car is much lower than in most other areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In North Lakes, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 45%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, with 60% as the driver, while 16% work from home. This working-from-home rate is a little above the Queensland figure but well below the Australian average.
16.0% —
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.6% —
Higher than 61% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
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.
Buses are the only form of public transport available, with 11 different routes operating. However, there are only 2 stops per 1,000 people, which is well below the Queensland average of 2.99.
46
Higher than 55% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.00
Lower than 79% 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).
590.4
Lower than 58% 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).
11
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
23,030
Higher than 68% 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).
23,030
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.
It takes about 29 minutes to drive to the city from this area. Getting to the nearest transport stop takes about 8 minutes on foot, which is longer than in most other areas.
8
Higher than 64% 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.
29
Higher than 57% 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 North Lakes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/314021579/north-lakes/topic/transport