2.9% ▼ -42.2%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Bentley Park · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Bentley Park
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 62% of workers in Bentley Park drive themselves to work, reflecting a strong reliance on private cars. While the area has a good number of transport stops compared to similar places, very few people actually use public transport for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have two cars, and only 2.9% of households have no motor vehicle. This is a little below the Queensland figure and well below the national average.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Bentley Park, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is much less common here than in most areas, at 9.6%, which is far below the Australian figure. Only 0.9% of residents use public transport to get to work.
9.6% ▲ +385.6%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.9% ▼ -50.1%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 0.9%
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.
Bentley Park has 18 stops and 5 routes, which is more than about 88% of similar areas. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Queensland average.
18
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.
2.15
Higher than 66% 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).
323.0
Higher than 75% 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).
5
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.
Residents generally have quick access to transit, with a typical 4-minute walk to the nearest stop, which is lower than most areas.
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.
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 Bentley Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30236/bentley-park/topic/transport