6.9% ▼ -28.2%
Higher than 69% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Nathan · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Nathan
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Work habits have shifted dramatically in Nathan, where the share of people working from home jumped 16 points since 2011. This change comes alongside a very high level of public transport access, with 6.62 stops per 1,000 people. While more people now work from home, the area remains well-connected to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 6.9% of homes in Nathan have no motor vehicle, which is higher than most areas and a little above the Queensland figure. Most households own either one or two vehicles, though the share of car-free homes fell 2.7 points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Nathan splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (38%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here at 19.7%, which is well above the Queensland figure. Public transport use for commuting is also among the highest at this level at 6.9%, though this is 7.3 points lower than it was in 2011.
19.7% ▲ +470.2%
Higher than 70% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 19.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.9% ▼ -51.5%
Higher than 91% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 6.9%
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 a major feature of the area, with 1,890.6 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far above the Queensland figure. This network is almost entirely based on buses, which make up 99.2% of the services.
264
Lower than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.62
Higher than 87% 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).
1,890.6
Higher than 84% 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).
38
Higher than 68% 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 to the city is quick, with a typical drive time of 11 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. A walk to the nearest transport stop takes about 4 minutes on average.
4
Lower than 57% 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.
11
Lower than 86% 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 Nathan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30304/nathan/topic/transport