6.1% ▼ -29.1%
Higher than 61% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Brisbane Inner - East · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Brisbane Inner - East
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people work from home in Brisbane Inner - East than in most similar areas, with 26.1% of the workforce doing so. This is far above the Queensland figure of 14.1%. While public transport use is among the highest for its level, the area's transport profile is increasingly shaped by flexible working habits.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, though 6.1% have no motor vehicle. This is higher than most areas, although the figure has fallen by 2.5 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Brisbane Inner - East splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (41%) and 2 vehicles (38%), with 3 vehicles at 10%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen sharply to 26.1% since 2011, which is well above the national figure of 21.0%. Public transport use for commuting is 7.1%, which is well above the state and national figures but fell 9.5 percentage points since 2011.
26.1% ▲ +487.8%
Higher than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 26.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
7.1% ▼ -57.2%
Higher than 92% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 14.4%
- 2021: 7.1%
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 strong, with 1,072.7 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is well above the Queensland figure. The network consists of 36 routes and 205 stops, almost entirely served by buses.
205
Lower than 61% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.62
Higher than 53% 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).
1,072.7
Higher than 60% 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).
36
Higher than 64% 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.
The area is very well connected to the city, with a typical drive time of just 10 minutes. A walk to the nearest public transport stop usually takes about 4 minutes.
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.
10
Lower than 88% 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).
More for Brisbane Inner - East
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Brisbane Inner - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30502/brisbane-inner-east/topic/transport