7.7% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 72% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Wilsonton · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Wilsonton
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few people use public transport to get to work in Wilsonton, where almost 73% of workers drive themselves. While the area has more stops than many similar places, the lack of transit use is reflected in a very low rate of people working from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Nearly 7.7% of homes in Wilsonton have no motor vehicle, which is a little above the Queensland figure and higher than most areas. However, this has fallen slightly since 2011, and about 46% of households now own a single car.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Wilsonton, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 46%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and 3 vehicles (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Only 0.4% of residents commute by public transport, which is a little below the national figure and much lower than most areas. Working from home is also rare at 4.6%, a figure that is far below the Australian average.
4.6% ▲ +153.2%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.4%
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.
The area has 5.17 stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the Queensland figure. Despite having 73 bus stops, weekly departures per 1,000 people are well below the state average.
73
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.17
Higher than 63% 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).
536.8
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).
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.
Daily travel can be slow, with a drive time to the city that is much higher than most areas. Walking to the nearest stop also takes longer than in most similar places, with a typical 8-minute walk.
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.
89
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 Wilsonton
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Wilsonton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/317011459/wilsonton/topic/transport