3.5% ▼ -18.1%
Lower than 83% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 3.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
North Lakes · Sub-region (SA3)
Transport & Vehicles in North Lakes
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has surged by 11 percentage points since 2011 in North Lakes, where 13.9% of the workforce now avoids a daily commute. While more people are staying home, the area remains heavily reliant on cars, with 96.5% of households owning at least one motor vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, as only 3.5% of homes have no motor vehicle—a figure well below the national average of 7.4%. The most common setup is two vehicles per home, which applies to 42.9% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In North Lakes, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (36%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 61.2% of residents. Only 3.3% use public transport, a figure that is about the same as the national average but has fallen slightly since 2011.
13.9% ▲ +329.5%
Higher than 55% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.3% ▼ -22.1%
Higher than 66% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 3.3%
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 access is much lower than in most similar areas, with only 2.08 stops per 1,000 people. Weekly departures are also far below the Queensland figure, and the network is almost entirely served by buses.
183
Lower than 66% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.08
Lower than 85% 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).
424.9
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).
28
Higher than 51% 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 the typical resident about 26 minutes to drive to the city. A four-minute walk to the nearest transport stop is common for people in this area.
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.
26
Lower 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 North Lakes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31402/north-lakes/topic/transport