Dutton Park · Suburb / Locality

Transport & Vehicles in Dutton Park

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Over 11,000 weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people make Dutton Park one of the most connected areas in the region. This high level of access means far more residents live without a car compared to the rest of the country. The suburb's transport links are exceptional, with a very short commute to the city.

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Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Nearly one in five homes here have no motor vehicle, which is far above the 7.4% national figure. While 46.6% of households keep one vehicle, 18.3% have none, placing the area among the highest for car-free living.

18.3% ▼ -30.9%

Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 26.5%
  • 2016: 20.5%
  • 2021: 18.3%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Dutton Park, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 46%, followed by 2 vehicles (24%) and No vehicle (18%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home is common here at 22.8%, which is well above the Queensland figure. Public transport use for commuting is also among the highest for similar areas, with 9.1% of workers using it, compared to 3.1% across Australia.

22.8% ▲ +480.5%

Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.9%
  • 2016: 5.9%
  • 2021: 22.8%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

9.1% ▼ -53.1%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.5%
  • 2016: 16.9%
  • 2021: 9.1%

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.

How people get to work

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In Dutton Park, the largest group is Car (driver) at 39%, followed by Worked at home (28%) and Walked (9%).

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Public transport is highly accessible, with 10.31 stops per 1,000 people—far above the state figure of 2.99. The area is served by 55 routes and 22 stops, allowing a quick 30-minute transit trip to the city.

10.31

Higher than 87% 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).

11,719.3

Higher than 99% 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).

71,308

Higher than 88% 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).

277,799

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).

30

Lower than 92% 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, with a typical one-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is among the lowest at just five minutes.

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.

5

Lower than 99% 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 Dutton Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30910/dutton-park/topic/transport