29.6% ▲ +7.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 29.9%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Bowen Hills · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Bowen Hills
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost 30% of homes in Bowen Hills have no motor vehicle, a figure far above the national average. This reflects a highly connected area where public transport and walking are primary ways to get around. With very short travel times to the city, many residents choose to live without a car.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Nearly 30% of households here do not own a car, which is far above the 7.4% seen across Australia. Most homes that do have a vehicle own just one, while only about 2% have three or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Bowen Hills, 1 vehicle is the majority at 53%; No vehicle is next at 30%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for commuting is far above the Queensland figure of 3%, with 14.1% of workers using it. Walking is also a common choice for 16.1% of the workforce, while 18.4% work from home.
18.4% ▲ +415.8%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 18.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
14.1% ▼ -34.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 14.1%
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 an exceptional level of service, with 2,112.9 weekly departures per 1,000 people, far above the state figure. It features 163 routes and 19 stops, meaning 383,815 people can reach the area within 45 minutes by transit.
19
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.
3.88
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).
2,112.9
Higher than 92% 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).
163
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
103,328
Higher than 90% 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).
383,815
Higher than 90% 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).
21
Lower than 99% 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 very fast, with a drive time of just 5 minutes. This ease of access is supported by a short walk to the nearest stop, which takes only 3 minutes and is much lower than most 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.
5
Lower than 99% 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 Bowen Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30343/bowen-hills/topic/transport