6.5% ▼ -24.4%
Higher than 71% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Brisbane - South · Region (SA4)
Transport & Vehicles in Brisbane - South
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Remote work has surged in Brisbane - South, with the share of people working from home climbing 15 points since 2011. This shift comes alongside a strong public transport network, though the percentage of people commuting by train or bus has fallen. Most residents still rely on cars, but the area offers high levels of transit access.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 6.5% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is higher than most similar areas and has fallen since 2011. The most common setup is two vehicles per household, seen in 39.1% of homes.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Brisbane - South splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (37%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is 7.0%, which is well above the national and state figures. Meanwhile, 18.7% of people work from home, a figure that is higher than most areas and reflects a significant recent increase.
18.7% ▲ +403.8%
Higher than 68% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
7.0% ▼ -49.8%
Higher than 92% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 13.9%
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 7.0%
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.
The area has a huge number of public transport routes (189) and 1,772 stops. This provides 1,799.7 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far above the Queensland figure.
1,772
Higher than 70% of region (sa4) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.78
Higher than 57% of region (sa4) areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
1,799.7
Higher than 85% of region (sa4) 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).
189
Higher than 90% of region (sa4) areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
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)).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Brisbane - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/303/brisbane-south/topic/transport