8.2% ▼ -22.9%
Higher than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 10.7%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Brisbane Inner - West · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Brisbane Inner - West
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has surged by 23 percentage points since 2011 in Brisbane Inner - West, where 28.3% of people now avoid a daily commute. This shift happens in an area with some of the best transit access in the region, though car use remains the most common way to get to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas. While this is a little above the Queensland figure, it has fallen 2.4 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Brisbane Inner - West, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (35%) and 3 vehicles (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is among the highest at this level at 7.6%, though this is well above the national figure of 3.1%. Working from home is far more common here than in the rest of the state, with 28.3% of the workforce based at home.
28.3% ▲ +477.2%
Higher than 82% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 28.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
7.6% ▼ -54.4%
Higher than 94% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 7.6%
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.
With 388 stops and 94 routes, the area has a very high level of service. This is reflected in the 1,864.5 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far above the Queensland figure of 720.7.
388
Higher than 63% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.43
Higher than 86% 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).
1,864.5
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).
94
Higher than 88% 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, with a typical 3-minute walk to the nearest stop. It also has some of the lowest drive times to the city, taking only 8 minutes.
3
Lower than 71% 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 - West
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Brisbane Inner - West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30504/brisbane-inner-west/topic/transport