2.5% ▼ -19.9%
Lower than 77% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Middle Ridge · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Middle Ridge
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few people in Middle Ridge go without a car, making it one of the most vehicle-dependent areas in the region. Only 2.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average. This reliance on private transport is reflected in how residents travel to work and the limited local public transport options.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 47% of homes owning two vehicles and 7.3% having four or more. The proportion of homes without a vehicle has stayed low and barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Middle Ridge, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 47%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 71.4% of workers being the driver. Only 0.1% use public transport, which is among the lowest for similar areas and well below the national figure.
9.4% ▲ +100.5%
Lower than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.1% ▼ -78.3%
Lower than 97% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 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.
Public transport is limited to two bus routes. With only 147.5 weekly departures per 1,000 people, service levels are far below the Queensland figure.
21
Lower than 69% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.76
Lower than 72% 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).
147.5
Lower than 78% 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).
2
Lower than 86% 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 without a car is challenging, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 6 minutes, which is longer than in most areas. The drive time to the city is also much higher than in most similar places.
6
Higher 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.
91
Higher than 87% 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 Middle Ridge
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Middle Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/317011452/middle-ridge/topic/transport