9.9% ▼ -24.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Deagon · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Deagon
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A significant shift in how residents move has occurred in Deagon, with more people now using public transport and working from home than in previous years. This area is now much better connected than most, with a very high number of transit stops and short walks to reach them.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Nearly 10% of homes in Deagon have no motor vehicle, which is well above the Queensland figure of 5.8%. Most households own one or two cars, while 11.6% have three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Deagon, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 39%, followed by 2 vehicles (34%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is among the highest for its level at 5.9%, slightly above the national figure. Meanwhile, 18.5% of people work from home, which is well above the Queensland average of 14.1%.
18.5% ▲ +550.6%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.9% ▼ -58.9%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 5.9%
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 accessible here, with 26 stops—more than about 91% of similar areas. This infrastructure supports a high volume of weekly departures, which is a little above the Queensland figure.
26
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.
6.89
Higher than 85% 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).
849.2
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).
17
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
3,773
Lower than 51% 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).
64,096
Higher than 70% 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).
60
Higher than 56% 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 efficient, with a typical drive time of 19 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. Residents also enjoy a very short walk to the nearest stop, taking only 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.
19
Lower than 84% 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 Deagon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30818/deagon/topic/transport