Bungalow · Suburb / Locality

Transport & Vehicles in Bungalow

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Nearly one in five homes in Bungalow have no motor vehicle, a figure far above the national average. While many rely on cars, the area is well served by public transport options compared to similar places. This mix of transit access and vehicle ownership shapes how residents move around the community.

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Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

About 18.5% of households here do not own a car, which is far above the Queensland figure of 5.8%. For those who do have vehicles, the most common arrangement is a single car, found in 45.4% of homes.

18.5% ▼ -25.7%

Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 24.9%
  • 2016: 20.4%
  • 2021: 18.5%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Bungalow, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 46%, followed by 2 vehicles (23%) and No vehicle (19%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home is far less common here than across Australia, with only 9.6% of residents doing so. Most people commute by car, though 6.9% walk to work and 1.5% use public transport.

9.6% ▲ +128.6%

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.2%
  • 2016: 2.9%
  • 2021: 9.6%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

1.5% ▼ -24.5%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.0%
  • 2016: 2.6%
  • 2021: 1.5%

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.

How people get to work

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In Bungalow, Car (driver) is the majority at 66%; Worked at home is next at 12%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Bungalow has 9 public transport routes and stops, which is larger than about 81% of similar areas. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far above the Queensland figure, with all services provided by buses.

3.82

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).

1,408.8

Higher than 88% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

The typical walk to the nearest public transport stop takes about 8 minutes, which is around the middle for areas of this type.

8

Lower than 57% 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 Bungalow [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30431/bungalow/topic/transport