9.9% ▲ +26.2%
Higher than 81% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Kirwan - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Kirwan - East
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more homes lack a car in Kirwan - East than in most similar areas. While the typical household has one or two vehicles, nearly 10% of homes have none at all. This reliance on private transport is reflected in how few people use public transit or work from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9.9% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the Queensland figure of 5.8%. This number has risen by 2.1 percentage points since 2011, though most households still own at least one car.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Kirwan - East splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (37%) and 2 vehicles (35%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people work from home here, at 4.3%, which is far below the Australian figure of 21.0%. Most people drive to work, while only 1.3% use public transport, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
4.3% ▲ +124.5%
Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.3% ▼ -19.0%
Lower than 60% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 1.3%
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 28 public transport stops, all of which are buses. While the number of stops is smaller than in about 62% of similar areas, the weekly departures per 1,000 people are about the same as the Queensland figure.
28
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.64
Lower than 60% 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).
708.7
Lower than 54% 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).
4
Lower than 71% 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 to a nearby stop is very quick, with a typical walking time of just one minute, which is much lower than most areas.
1
Lower than 93% 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 Kirwan - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/318021481/kirwan-east/topic/transport