5.0% ▼ -27.6%
Lower than 68% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Ipswich · Region (SA4)
Transport & Vehicles in Ipswich
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people are working from home in Ipswich than in 2011, though the area remains heavily reliant on cars. While the number of households without a vehicle has fallen, only 2.5% of workers now use public transport to get to their jobs.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 39.4% of homes owning two vehicles and only 5.0% of households having no motor vehicle. This lack of car-free homes is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Ipswich, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to travel, with 63.4% of people commuting as the driver. Those working from home rose to 12.2% since 2011, though this is still well below the Australian figure of 21.0%.
12.2% ▲ +232.5%
Lower than 52% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.5% ▼ -43.5%
Higher than 54% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 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 is dominated by buses, which make up 94.0% of the mode share. With 1,113 stops and 94 routes, the number of stops per 1,000 people is much lower than most similar areas.
1,113
Higher than 51% of region (sa4) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.03
Lower than 82% 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).
599.5
Lower than 57% 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).
94
Higher than 70% 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 Ipswich [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/310/ipswich/topic/transport