7.2% ▼ -21.5%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Darra · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Darra
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 7 public transport stops per 1,000 people make Darra a highly accessible hub for commuters. This is far above the Queensland figure, reflecting a well-connected area where the typical drive to the city takes only 17 minutes. With 53 different routes serving the area, it is one of the most connected places of its size.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. Most households rely on one or two cars, with 38% having one and 37.4% having two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Darra splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (38%) and 2 vehicles (37%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is among the highest for its level at 5.7%, which is a little above the national figure of 3.1%. While 15% of residents work from home, this is well below the Australian figure of 21%.
15.0% ▲ +465.7%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.7% ▼ -55.3%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 5.7%
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.
Darra has 29 public transport stops and 53 routes, figures that are among the largest for its level. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are much higher than most areas, with buses making up 65.9% of the service.
29
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.08
Higher than 86% 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).
853.3
Higher than 85% 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).
53
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
11,151
Higher than 61% 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).
78,446
Higher than 74% 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).
47
Lower than 70% 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 to the city is fast, with a typical drive time of 17 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. Residents also enjoy very convenient access, with a typical walk to the nearest stop of just 1 minute.
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.
17
Lower than 86% 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 Darra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30812/darra/topic/transport