3.6% ▼ -20.5%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 3.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Algester · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Algester
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than 62% of working residents in Algester drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. While most households own multiple vehicles, the area is well-connected with a high number of public transport stops and frequent departures compared to other regions.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 42.9% owning two. Only 3.6% of households have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the Queensland figure and well below the national average.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Algester, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (35%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for commuting is among the highest for similar areas at 4.6%, which is a little above the state and national figures. Meanwhile, 14.4% of people work from home, a rate that is about the same as the Queensland average but well below the national figure.
14.4% ▲ +467.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.6% ▼ -54.0%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 4.6%
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.
Algester has strong transit links, with 30 public transport stops and 6 routes, both of which are among the highest for its level. All public transport is provided by buses, and the number of weekly departures is a little above the Queensland average.
30
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.33
Higher than 71% 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).
806.3
Higher than 84% 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).
6
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
27,105
Higher than 80% 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).
63,082
Higher than 70% 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).
55
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Public-transport + walking time, in minutes, from the area to its capital city centre on a weekday morning (R5 over the GTFS schedules + OpenStreetMap network). Blank where no scheduled service connects the area to the city.
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting to the city by car takes just 19 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. Residents also enjoy very quick access to transit, with a much lower walk to the nearest stop than most areas at just 2 minutes.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
19
Lower than 84% 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 Algester [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30032/algester/topic/transport