6.3% ▼ -23.0%
Higher than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Ashfield - Kepnock · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Transport & Vehicles in Ashfield - Kepnock
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Few residents use public transport in Ashfield - Kepnock, where the area stands out for having very low transit use compared to similar places. Most people rely on cars to get around, with only 1% of workers using public transport and a tiny fraction working from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 38% of households have two cars, while 6.3% of homes have no motor vehicle. This lack of a car is higher than in most similar areas, though it has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Ashfield - Kepnock splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (38%) and 1 vehicle (37%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Cars are the primary way to travel, with 72.1% of people driving to work. Working from home is far below the national figure at just 4.5%, and public transport use remains very low at 1%.
4.5% ▲ +38.2%
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 4.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.0% ▼ -19.5%
Lower than 68% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 0.2%
- 2021: 1.0%
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 options are limited, with only three bus routes and 16 stops serving the area. Weekly departures are far below the Queensland figure, reflecting very poor service levels compared to most areas.
16
Lower than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.83
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).
88.0
Lower than 82% 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).
3
Lower than 79% 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 stop is a challenge here, as the typical walk to the nearest one takes 17 minutes. This is much higher than in most other similar areas.
17
Higher than 77% 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 Ashfield - Kepnock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319011492/ashfield-kepnock/topic/transport