3.7% ▼ -11.4%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Alexandra Hills · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Alexandra Hills
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
One hundred and twelve public transport stops make Alexandra Hills an area with far more transit options than most similar places. This infrastructure supports easy movement, as the typical walk to the nearest stop is just one minute. Most residents rely on cars, but the suburb is well-connected for those using buses.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households here own multiple cars, with 41.6% having two vehicles and 16.7% having three. Only 3.7% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Alexandra Hills, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 64.9% of residents. Around 11.9% work from home, which is well below the Australian figure of 21.0%.
11.9% ▲ +281.6%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.8% ▼ -58.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 1.8%
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 is very well served by 17 bus routes and 6.8 public transport stops per 1,000 people, a figure far above the Queensland average. Weekly departures are also much higher than most areas.
112
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.80
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
753.3
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality 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).
17
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
16,574
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
How many people live within 30 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning — a measure of how well-connected the area is (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
16,574
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
How many people live within 45 minutes of the area by public transport + walking on a weekday morning (computed with R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
It is a convenient location for commuters, with a drive time to the city of 24 minutes. This is much lower than most similar areas.
1
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality 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.
24
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality 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)).
- Transit accessibility (GTFS + OpenStreetMap, via R5) — State transport agencies & OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0 + CC BY).
- 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 Alexandra Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30031/alexandra-hills/topic/transport