10.8% ▼ -11.3%
Higher than 87% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 12.2%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Brisbane Inner - North · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Brisbane Inner - North
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people live without a car in Brisbane Inner - North than across the state, with 10.8% of homes having no motor vehicle. This choice is supported by an exceptionally high level of public transport and a very short 8-minute drive to the city center.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 10.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the Queensland figure of 5.8%. While this remains much higher than most areas, the proportion of car-free households has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Brisbane Inner - North, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 48%, followed by 2 vehicles (31%) and No vehicle (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here; 24.4% of people work from home, which is far above the state figure. Public transport use for work is also among the highest for similar areas, though it fell from 17.9% in 2011 to 9.3%.
24.4% ▲ +449.6%
Higher than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 24.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
9.3% ▼ -48.1%
Higher than 99% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 9.3%
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.
The area has 211 public transport routes and 478 stops, making it larger than most similar areas. This provides an impressive 1,855 weekly departures per 1,000 people, far above the Queensland figure of 720.
478
Higher than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.78
Higher than 57% 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).
1,855.4
Higher than 83% 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).
211
Higher than 94% 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 easy, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking just 2 minutes. This is much lower than most areas.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
8
Lower than 93% 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 - North
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Brisbane Inner - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30503/brisbane-inner-north/topic/transport