10.7% ▼ -20.6%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 13.5%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Newtown · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Newtown
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Well over twice as many homes in Newtown have no motor vehicle compared to the Queensland average. This reflects a local trend where 10.7% of households live without a car, though this is down from 13.5% in 2011. Most residents still rely on cars, with 47% of homes owning just one vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 10.7% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is well above the 5.8% seen across Queensland and the 7.4% national figure. For those who do own cars, the most common setup is a single vehicle, found in 47% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Newtown, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 47%, followed by 2 vehicles (31%) and No vehicle (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far less common here than across Australia, with only 5.1% of people doing so. Similarly, only 0.5% of workers use public transport for their commute, which is a little below the state and national figures.
5.1% ▲ +117.4%
Lower than 91% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▼ -25.9%
Lower than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.5%
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.
Newtown has a high number of public transport stops, with 6.47 per 1,000 people, far above the Queensland figure of 2.99. All of the area's public transport is provided by buses, with 65 stops across five different routes.
65
Higher than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.47
Higher than 78% 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).
775.7
Lower than 51% 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).
5
Lower than 64% 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.
The typical walk to the nearest stop takes around 4 minutes, which is about the same as other similar areas. However, the drive time to the city is 88 minutes, which is much higher than most 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.
88
Higher than 86% 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 Newtown
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Newtown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/317011453/newtown/topic/transport