1.1% ▼ -9.8%
Lower than 96% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Highfields · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Highfields
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 69% of workers in Highfields drive themselves to work, reflecting a heavy reliance on cars in this area. Very few households get by without a vehicle, and public transport is rarely used for commuting.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 46.1% of homes owning two vehicles and 19.3% owning three. Only 1.1% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is well below both the Queensland and national figures.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Highfields, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (21%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen to 10.2% since 2011, though this remains far below the national figure. Commuting by public transport is extremely rare at just 0.1%, which is a little below the state and national averages.
10.2% ▲ +71.8%
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.1% ▼ -71.8%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.1%
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 Highfields has 78 stops—more than 80% of similar areas—there is only one route available. This means weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Queensland figure, and all services are buses.
78
Higher than 79% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.35
Higher 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).
243.8
Lower than 72% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting around is challenging for those without a car, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 13 minutes. This is much higher than most areas, as is the 100-minute drive time to the city.
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.
100
Higher than 89% 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)).
- Road & path network (OpenStreetMap, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0).
More for Highfields
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Highfields [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/317011450/highfields/topic/transport