41.1% ▲ +16.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.3%
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 41.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Brisbane City · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Brisbane City
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly half of all homes in Brisbane City have no motor vehicle, a figure far above the national average. This high rate of car-free living is linked to the area's exceptional transit access and the fact that 30% of workers simply walk to their jobs.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Forty-one percent of households do not own a car, which is far above the 7.4% national figure. For those who do have vehicles, one car per home is the most common arrangement at 47.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Brisbane City, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 47%, followed by No vehicle (41%) and 2 vehicles (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here at 21.5%, which is well above the Queensland average. Public transport use for commuting is also well above the national figure, with 10.2% of workers using these services.
21.5% ▲ +444.3%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 21.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
10.2% ▼ -11.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.6%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 10.2%
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 is highly accessible, with 11.52 stops per 1,000 people and weekly departures far above the state figure. The area hosts 332 routes and 145 stops, making it one of the largest transit hubs in the region.
145
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
11.52
Higher than 88% 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).
11,838.9
Higher than 99% 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).
332
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
154,203
Higher than 93% 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).
494,839
Higher than 92% 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).
3
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 around is very efficient, with a typical one-minute walk to the nearest stop. This makes the drive time to the city center among the lowest at just two minutes.
1
Lower than 99% 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.
2
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 Brisbane City [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30379/brisbane-city/topic/transport