Hyde Park - Pimlico · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Transport & Vehicles in Hyde Park - Pimlico

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

More than 1,750 weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people serve Hyde Park - Pimlico, a figure far above the Queensland average. While the area has excellent transit frequency, many residents still rely on cars for work, and about 12.1% of homes have no motor vehicle at all.

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📍 Hyde Park - Pimlico, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Homes without a motor vehicle make up 12.1% of the area, which is well above the national figure of 7.4%. Most households have one or two cars, while 43.7% of homes own just one vehicle.

12.1% ▼ -3.1%

Higher than 87% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 12.5%
  • 2016: 13.1%
  • 2021: 12.1%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Hyde Park - Pimlico, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 44%, followed by 2 vehicles (30%) and No vehicle (12%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home is rare here, with only 5.6% of people doing so—far below the Australian figure of 21%. Most people commute by driving, as 66.5% of workers are car drivers.

5.6% ▲ +108.6%

Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.7%
  • 2016: 3.1%
  • 2021: 5.6%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

1.8% ▼ -19.8%

Lower than 52% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.2%
  • 2016: 2.1%
  • 2021: 1.8%

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.

How people get to work

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In Hyde Park - Pimlico, Car (driver) is the majority at 79%; Worked at home is next at 7%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

The area has 6.13 stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the Queensland average. All public transport is provided by buses, with 1,750.6 weekly departures per 1,000 people being much higher than in most similar 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.

6.13

Higher than 74% 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).

1,750.6

Higher 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Despite the high number of transit departures, the walk to the nearest stop takes about 6 minutes, which is higher than in most areas.

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.

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).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Hyde Park - Pimlico [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318021479/hyde-park-pimlico/topic/transport