6.3% ▼ -27.9%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Belgian Gardens · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Belgian Gardens
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 70% of working residents in Belgian Gardens drive themselves to work. While the area is very well served by public transport, most people still rely on cars to get around. Only 6.1% of workers do their jobs from home, which is far below the national figure.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, though 6.3% of households have no motor vehicle. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the Queensland figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Belgian Gardens, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 42%, followed by 2 vehicles (37%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Only 1% of people use public transport to get to work, which is a little below the state and national figures. Working from home is also rare here, at 6.1%, which is far below the Australian average.
6.1% ▲ +113.4%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.0% ▼ -52.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 1.3%
- 2021: 1.0%
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 access is a strong point for Belgian Gardens, with 15 stops and 3 routes. This is much higher than most similar areas, and the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is a little above the Queensland figure.
15
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.24
Higher than 86% 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).
817.7
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).
3
Higher than 79% 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 a transport stop is very easy for locals, with a typical walk of just 3 minutes. This is much lower than most other areas.
3
Lower than 79% 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 Belgian Gardens [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30209/belgian-gardens/topic/transport