3.1% ▼ -15.6%
Lower than 99% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Moreton Bay - South · Region (SA4)
Transport & Vehicles in Moreton Bay - South
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than half of workers in Moreton Bay - South drive themselves to work, reflecting a heavy reliance on cars. Only 3.1% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. This strong car culture is matched by a growing trend of remote work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have multiple cars, with 43.1% owning two and 14.9% owning three. The proportion of households without a vehicle is among the lowest at this level and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Moreton Bay - South, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose 13 points since 2011 to reach 16.8%, which is a little above the Queensland figure. While 3.2% of people use public transport to commute, this is higher than most similar areas.
16.8% ▲ +300.4%
Higher than 63% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.2% ▼ -49.0%
Higher than 63% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 3.2%
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 limited, with only 2.74 stops per 1,000 people. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Queensland figure, and the network is dominated by buses at 92.7%.
597
Lower than 77% of region (sa4) areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.74
Lower than 86% 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).
396.8
Lower than 67% 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).
89
Higher than 62% 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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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Moreton Bay - South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/314/moreton-bay-south/topic/transport