10.1% ▼ -25.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Fairfield · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Fairfield
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people in Fairfield use public transport or work from home than in most other areas. With an exceptional number of transit stops and a quick 7-minute drive to the city, the suburb is designed for easy movement without needing a car.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 10.1% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is well above the Queensland figure of 5.8%. The most common setup is a single vehicle, found in 41.6% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Fairfield, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 42%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common for 22.7% of residents, which is higher than most areas. Public transport use for commuting is also among the highest at this level, at 10.1%, well above the national figure of 3.1%.
22.7% ▲ +613.1%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
10.1% ▼ -40.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 18.0%
- 2021: 10.1%
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.
Public transport access is exceptional, with 10.30 stops per 1,000 people—far above the state average of 2.99. This high density of services means over 219,000 people can be reached within 45 minutes via transit.
32
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.
10.30
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).
6,135.5
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).
17
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
42,112
Higher than 86% 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).
219,454
Higher than 87% 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).
33
Lower than 90% 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 walk to the nearest stop taking no time at all. The drive time to the city is just 7 minutes, among the lowest for similar areas.
0
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.
7
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 Fairfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31014/fairfield/topic/transport