16.7% ▼ -13.0%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Chermside · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Chermside
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost half of working residents in Chermside drive themselves to work, though this is a highly connected hub. Its exceptional public transport access means many people live without a car and can reach the city in just 13 minutes by road.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 16.7% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is far above the Queensland figure of 5.8%. Most households rely on a single car, with 53.8% owning just one.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Chermside, 1 vehicle is the majority at 54%; 2 vehicles is next at 24%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for commuting is well above the national figure, with 8.1% of workers using it. This is higher than in most similar areas, while 15.2% of people work from home.
15.2% ▲ +665.2%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
8.1% ▼ -48.3%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 8.1%
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.
Chermside is a major transit point with 72 stops and 25 routes, meaning there are far more stops per person than the state average. All public transport is bus-based, with 2,130 weekly departures per 1,000 people.
72
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.30
Higher than 83% 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).
2,130.5
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).
25
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
88,592
Higher than 89% 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).
257,101
Higher than 88% 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).
34
Lower than 89% 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, as the walk to the nearest stop takes only 1 minute. This ease of access is matched by a short 13-minute drive to the city, both of which are much lower than in most areas.
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.
13
Lower than 91% 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 Chermside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30593/chermside/topic/transport