8.6% ▼ -21.9%
Higher than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Chermside · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Chermside
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more public transport stops and services serve Chermside than the state average, making it a highly connected hub. While most residents still rely on cars, the area stands out for its accessibility and a significant shift toward flexible working. These features make it much easier to get around than in most similar areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.6% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of 7.4%. Most households keep one or two cars, though the share of car-free homes has fallen by 2.4 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Chermside splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (40%) and 2 vehicles (37%), with 3 vehicles at 10%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 19.6% since 2011, a rise of 16 percentage points. While 5.5% of people use public transport to get to work—a little above the national figure of 3.1%—this is down 6.5 percentage points from a decade ago.
19.6% ▲ +472.8%
Higher than 70% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.5% ▼ -54.1%
Higher than 85% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.1%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 5.5%
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.
Public transport access is exceptional, with 5.93 stops per 1,000 people and 1,460.5 weekly departures, both far above the Queensland figures. The network is dominated by buses, which make up 99.2% of the services across 58 different routes.
441
Higher than 68% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.93
Higher than 79% 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).
1,460.5
Higher than 73% 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).
58
Higher than 86% 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.
Getting around is very efficient, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes only one minute. This quick access is paired with a short 12-minute drive time to the city, both of which are much lower than in most other areas.
1
Lower than 99% 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.
12
Lower than 83% 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 Chermside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30202/chermside/topic/transport