8.5% ▼ -23.0%
Higher than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Redcliffe · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in Redcliffe
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people in Redcliffe live without a car than in most similar areas. While the region has a high number of public transport services, very few people actually use them for their daily commute. This reliance on cars is reflected in the long drive times to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.5% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the Queensland figure of 5.8%. This is an improvement from 2011, when the rate was 11.0%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Redcliffe, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 42%, followed by 2 vehicles (34%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Only 2% of people use public transport to get to work, which is a little below the national figure of 3.1%. Working from home has risen sharply to 13.9% since 2011, though this remains well below the Australian average of 21.0%.
13.9% ▲ +277.1%
Higher than 55% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.0% ▼ -29.5%
Higher than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 2.0%
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.
Redcliffe has far more weekly transport departures per 1,000 people (1,196.3) than the Queensland figure (720.7). Most of this access is via bus, which makes up 98.4% of the available modes.
256
Lower than 52% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.01
Lower than 59% 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).
1,196.3
Higher than 64% 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).
26
Lower than 52% 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.
Drive times to the city are among the highest for areas at this level, with a typical trip taking 390 minutes.
390
Higher than 99% 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 Redcliffe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31305/redcliffe/topic/transport