Millbank - Avoca · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Transport & Vehicles in Millbank - Avoca

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

Far fewer people use public transport here than in most similar areas, making Millbank - Avoca a place where cars are essential. While 8.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, this is much higher than in most other areas.

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📍 Millbank - Avoca, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

About 8.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is a little above the Queensland figure of 5.8%. Most households own one or two cars, though 10.2% of homes have three.

8.5% ▼ -10.3%

Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 9.5%
  • 2016: 8.6%
  • 2021: 8.5%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Millbank - Avoca, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and 3 vehicles (10%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home is rare here, with only 2.9% of people doing so—a figure far below the national 21.0%. Very few people use public transport for work (0.5%), with 76.2% of the workforce driving themselves.

2.9% ▲ +12.8%

Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 2.6%
  • 2016: 3.1%
  • 2021: 2.9%

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

0.5% ▼ -37.1%

Lower than 83% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

  • 2011: 0.7%
  • 2016: 0.8%
  • 2021: 0.5%

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 Millbank - Avoca, Car (driver) is the majority at 87%; Car (passenger) is next at 6%.

Public transport access

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

Weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people are far below the Queensland figure, at 185.5 compared to 720.7. There are 24 stops across 6 bus routes, with no trains or trams available.

24

Lower than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

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

3.24

Lower than 66% 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).

185.5

Lower than 75% 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.

Getting to the nearest stop takes longer than in most areas, with a typical walk of 7 minutes.

7

Higher than 61% 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 Millbank - Avoca [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/319011500/millbank-avoca/topic/transport