7.6% ▼ -21.4%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Ascot · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Ascot
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people use public transport and work from home in Ascot than in most similar areas. The suburb is very well connected, with a short 9-minute drive to the city and a high number of transit options. This makes it an easy place to get around without relying solely on a car.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7.6% of homes in Ascot have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the Queensland figure of 5.8%. Most households own one or two cars, while 5.1% have four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Ascot, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (34%) and 3 vehicles (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here, with 24.7% of people doing so, which is far above the Queensland figure of 14.1%. Public transport use for commuting is also among the highest for similar areas, sitting at 6.1%.
24.7% ▲ +316.6%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 24.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.1% ▼ -52.0%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 6.1%
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 has a very high level of service, with 6.74 stops per 1,000 people, far above the state figure of 2.99. This is supported by 44 stops and 17 different routes, with bus services making up 96.7% of the network.
44
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.74
Higher than 84% 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).
1,567.6
Higher than 89% 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).
17,486
Higher than 71% 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).
73,378
Higher than 73% 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).
45
Lower than 73% 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 is fast, with a typical drive time of 9 minutes, which is among the lowest for similar areas. It is also easy to reach transit, with the nearest stop being just a 4-minute walk away.
4
Lower than 71% 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.
9
Lower than 96% 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 Ascot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30089/ascot/topic/transport