1.6% ▼ -16.1%
Lower than 98% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
The Hills District · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in The Hills District
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 1.6% of homes in The Hills District have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average. This high reliance on cars reflects a region where most households own multiple vehicles and few people use public transport. It is an area where driving is the primary way to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every home here has a car, with 45.4% owning two and 18.2% owning three. The 1.6% of homes without a vehicle is among the lowest for similar areas and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In The Hills District, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 45%, followed by 1 vehicle (23%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 20.8%, which is well above the Queensland figure of 14.1%. In contrast, public transport use for work has fallen to 2.5%, while the majority of people drive themselves to work.
20.8% ▲ +282.7%
Higher than 72% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.5% ▼ -57.0%
Higher than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 2.5%
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 access is far below the state average, with only 243.9 weekly departures per 1,000 people. While there are 46 different routes, the number of stops is lower than most similar areas.
204
Lower than 61% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.27
Lower than 83% 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).
243.9
Lower than 70% 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).
46
Higher than 77% 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 trip to the city takes 31 minutes, which is around the middle for areas of this level.
31
Higher than 53% 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 The Hills District [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31401/the-hills-district/topic/transport