3.6% ▼ -30.4%
Lower than 80% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 3.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Springfield - Redbank · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Springfield - Redbank
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has surged since 2011 in Springfield - Redbank, where 12.5% of people now do so. This shift is part of a broader transport landscape where car ownership is very high and very few households get by without a vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 3.6% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much lower than most areas and well below the national figure. Most households have two cars (43.5%) or one car (32.8%), and the proportion of car-free homes has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Springfield - Redbank, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the dominant way to get to work, with 63.6% of people as the driver. While the number of people working from home rose 9.9 points since 2011, those using public transport fell slightly to 2.9%, which is about the same as the Queensland figure.
12.5% ▲ +389.6%
Lower than 55% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.9% ▼ -28.1%
Higher than 62% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 2.9%
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.
The area has 62 public transport routes and 305 stops, which is more than about half of similar areas. However, the number of stops per 1,000 people is much lower than most areas, and the weekly departure rate is a little below the state figure.
305
Higher than 54% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.90
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).
596.6
Lower than 56% 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).
62
Higher than 86% 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.
It takes a typical resident about 25 minutes to drive to the city. Walking to the nearest public transport stop takes around 4 minutes, both of which are mid-range figures for areas of this type.
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.
25
Lower than 55% 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 Springfield - Redbank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31004/springfield-redbank/topic/transport