2.8% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Arundel · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Arundel
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A short two-minute walk to the nearest stop makes daily travel very accessible for residents in Arundel. While most people here rely on cars, the area has an impressive number of public transport options compared to similar places.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes keep two cars, and only 2.8% of households have no motor vehicle. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Arundel, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (35%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 64.3% of people. Those working from home make up 11.8% of the workforce, which is well below the Australian figure of 21.0%.
11.8% ▲ +164.7%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.9% ▼ -17.3%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 1.9%
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 a major feature here, with 1,058 weekly departures per 1,000 people, well above the Queensland figure. The network is large for its size, with 33 stops and 8 different routes served by buses and light rail.
33
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.
2.95
Higher than 69% 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).
1,058.0
Higher than 87% 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).
8
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting around is convenient, with a typical two-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is 42 minutes, which is lower than in most similar areas.
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.
42
Lower than 66% 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)).
- 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 Arundel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30088/arundel/topic/transport