1.9% ▼ -17.4%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Chapel Hill · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Chapel Hill
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive shift in work habits defines Chapel Hill, where 34.2% of people now work from home. This is far above the national figure of 21% and highlights a move away from traditional commuting. While cars remain common, the area has exceptional access to bus services compared to most other places.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few homes here get by without a car; only 1.9% have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Queensland figure of 5.8%. Half of all households own two vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Chapel Hill, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 50%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is a major trend here, with 34.2% of the workforce doing so. This is far above the 14.1% seen across Queensland, while 4.0% of residents use public transport to get to work.
34.2% ▲ +412.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.7%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 34.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.0% ▼ -59.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 4.0%
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 is highly available, with 4.28 stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the state figure. The area has 45 stops and 13 routes, though all services are buses.
45
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.28
Higher than 75% 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).
944.2
Higher than 86% 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).
13
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
10,731
Higher than 60% 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).
24,161
Higher than 52% 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).
57
Lower than 51% 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 into the city is quick, with a drive time of 11 minutes that is among the lowest for similar areas. Most people also have a short walk to the nearest stop, taking only 5 minutes.
5
Lower than 68% 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.
11
Lower than 94% 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 Chapel Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30580/chapel-hill/topic/transport