3.7% ▼ -14.6%
Lower than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Capalaba · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Capalaba
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer homes lack a car in Capalaba than in most other Australian areas, with only 3.7% of households without one. This heavy reliance on private vehicles is reflected in the way people travel, though there has been a notable shift toward more people working from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households here have multiple cars, with 40.9% owning two and 15.7% owning three. The proportion of homes without a vehicle is much lower than in most areas and well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Capalaba, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose 11 points since 2011 to reach 15.4%, which is higher than most areas. Meanwhile, only 2.5% of people use public transport to get to work, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
15.4% ▲ +266.2%
Higher than 60% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 15.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.5% ▼ -54.8%
Higher than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 2.5%
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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
Capalaba has 5.42 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the Queensland figure of 2.99. Buses are the primary service, making up 95.8% of the public transport modes available.
398
Higher than 64% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.42
Higher than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
670.8
Lower than 54% of sub-region (sa3) 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).
43
Higher than 74% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Residents typically face a 21-minute drive to the city. Access to public transport is standard for the region, with a typical five-minute walk to the nearest stop.
5
Higher than 50% of sub-region (sa3) 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.
21
Lower than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Free-flow driving time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to its state/territory capital city centre, along the OpenStreetMap road network (Valhalla). Excludes live traffic.
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 Capalaba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30101/capalaba/topic/transport