8.5% ▼ -19.4%
Higher than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Nundah · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Nundah
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people use public transport in Nundah than in most similar areas. While 8.5% of residents use it for their commute, the area also has a very high number of transport stops and routes. This makes it a highly connected hub within the Greater Brisbane region.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure. Most households keep one or two cars, though the number of car-free homes has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Nundah, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (35%) and 3 vehicles (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here, with 20.1% of people doing so—a huge jump from just 2.8% in 2011. Public transport use for work is also well above the national and state figures, though it has dropped since 2011.
20.1% ▲ +628.4%
Higher than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 20.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
8.5% ▼ -46.8%
Higher than 97% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 8.5%
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.
Nundah is exceptionally well-served with 301 stops and 120 routes. The number of stops per 1,000 people is far above the Queensland average, with weekly departures also well above the state figure.
301
Higher than 53% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.00
Higher than 88% 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).
993.3
Higher than 57% 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).
120
Higher than 89% 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.
A short 17-minute drive typically gets residents to the city, which is faster than in most areas. However, the walk to the nearest stop takes 28 minutes on average, which is much higher than in most other places.
28
Higher than 83% 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.
17
Lower than 71% 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 Nundah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30203/nundah/topic/transport