3.7% ▼ -12.0%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Petrie · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Petrie
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Much lower rates of car-free living define Petrie, where only 3.7% of homes have no motor vehicle. This is well below the national figure of 7.4%, reflecting a strong reliance on private cars for daily travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own multiple cars, with 42.8% having two vehicles and 14.8% having three. Very few homes are without a car, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Petrie, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose 12 points since 2011 to reach 15.2%, which is a little above the Queensland figure. While 5.0% of people use public transport to get to work—which is a little above the national average—this is down from 9.5% in 2011.
15.2% ▲ +386.2%
Higher than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.0% ▼ -47.7%
Higher than 82% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 5.0%
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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
Petrie has one of the largest numbers of public transport routes for its size, yet it has fewer stops per person than most areas. The transit time to the city is 76 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
29
Lower 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.
3.32
Lower than 65% 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).
547.9
Lower than 60% 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).
62
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
8,735
Lower than 76% 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).
15,830
Lower than 76% 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).
76
Higher than 80% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
A typical walk to the nearest transport stop takes 4 minutes. The drive time to the city is 29 minutes, which is around the middle for similar areas.
4
Lower than 57% 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 Petrie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/314031393/petrie/topic/transport