4.0% ▼ -16.3%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 4.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Crestmead · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Crestmead
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Short commutes and a high number of bus routes make daily travel relatively easy for residents in Crestmead. Most homes have at least one car, but the area is well-served by public transport with a quick three-minute walk to the nearest stop for many.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households here own multiple cars, with 37.4% having two vehicles. Only 4.0% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 5.8%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Crestmead splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (37%) and 1 vehicle (35%), with 3 vehicles at 16%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 68.6% of people being the driver. Only 6.2% of residents work from home, which is far below the Australian figure of 21.0%.
6.2% ▲ +420.2%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.2% ▼ -44.9%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 2.2%
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 mainly bus-based and is more available here than in most similar areas, with 34 stops and 5 different routes. While weekly departures are much higher than in most similar areas, they are far below the Queensland figure.
34
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.
2.77
Higher than 68% 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).
446.8
Higher than 77% 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).
5
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
12,158
Higher than 62% 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).
12,158
Lower than 57% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting into the city is faster than in most similar areas, taking about 25 minutes. Residents also enjoy a much shorter walk to the nearest transport stop than most, typically just 3 minutes.
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.
25
Lower than 79% 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 Crestmead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30750/crestmead/topic/transport