8.5% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Avenell Heights · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Avenell Heights
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over three quarters of workers in Avenell Heights drive themselves to work, reflecting a strong reliance on cars. While there are many public transport stops for the population size, very few people actually use them to commute, and working from home is far less common here than across the state.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is typical for the area, though 8.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Avenell Heights, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (31%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Only 0.3% of people commute using public transport, a figure that is a little below the national average. Meanwhile, just 3.9% of people work from home, which is far below the Queensland and Australian figures.
3.9% ▲ +45.2%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% ▼ -55.1%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 0.3%
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 20 stops across two bus routes, which is more than most similar areas. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state figure.
20
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.
3.98
Higher than 73% 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).
162.7
Higher than 72% 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).
2
Higher than 75% 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 to the nearest stop is easier here than in most areas, with a typical walk of five minutes.
5
Lower than 68% 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.
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 Avenell Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30106/avenell-heights/topic/transport