Branyan - Kensington · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Transport & Vehicles in Branyan - Kensington

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

Fewer people in Branyan - Kensington live without a car now than in 2011, as the number of car-less homes fell to just 1.6%. This makes the area much more car-dependent than the national average, with almost every household owning at least one vehicle.

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📍 Branyan - Kensington, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Cars are essential here, with 40.9% of homes owning two vehicles and 13.9% owning four or more. Only 1.6% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Queensland figure of 5.8%.

1.6% ▼ -49.3%

Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 3.1%
  • 2016: 2.3%
  • 2021: 1.6%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Branyan - Kensington, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (24%) and 3 vehicles (20%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 73.8% of people as the driver. Very few residents work from home at 4.3%, which is far below the Australian figure of 21%.

4.3% ▼ -8.9%

Lower than 94% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 4.7%
  • 2016: 3.8%
  • 2021: 4.3%

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

0.4% ▼ -23.1%

Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 0.5%
  • 2016: 1.1%
  • 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.

How people get to work

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In Branyan - Kensington, Car (driver) is the majority at 86%; Car (passenger) is next at 7%.

Public transport access

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

Public transport is very limited, with only one stop and two routes serving the area. This results in just 10.2 weekly departures per 1,000 people, a figure far below the Queensland average of 720.7.

1

Lower than 98% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.

0.19

Lower than 98% 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).

10.2

Lower than 93% 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.

Reaching public transport is difficult, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 66 minutes. This is among the highest times for any area at this level.

66

Higher than 97% 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 Branyan - Kensington [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319011494/branyan-kensington/topic/transport