1.8% ▼ -25.4%
Lower than 97% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Ormeau - Oxenford · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Ormeau - Oxenford
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer households in Ormeau - Oxenford lack a car compared to the rest of the country, with only 1.8% without a vehicle. This heavy reliance on cars is reflected in the way people travel and the limited use of public transport. Most residents drive to work or work from home, while very few use trains or buses.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, as 45.1% of homes have two vehicles and 16.6% have three. The proportion of homes with no motor vehicle is well below the national figure of 7.4% and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Ormeau - Oxenford, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 45%, followed by 1 vehicle (27%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 65.7% of people, while only 1.3% use public transport, which is a little below the Queensland figure. Working from home rose to 13.5% in 2021, though this remains well below the Australian average of 21%.
13.5% ▲ +154.0%
Higher than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.3% ▼ -48.3%
Lower than 61% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 1.3%
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.
Public transport is mainly provided by buses, which make up 94.2% of services. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Queensland figure, and the area has much lower access to stops than most similar places.
453
Higher than 70% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.87
Lower than 76% 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).
429.9
Lower than 62% 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).
37
Higher than 66% 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 typical walk to the nearest transport stop takes 32 minutes, which is much higher than in most areas. The average drive time to the city is 34 minutes.
32
Higher 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.
34
Higher than 57% 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 Ormeau - Oxenford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30907/ormeau-oxenford/topic/transport