6.9% ▼ -34.8%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Fitzgibbon · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Fitzgibbon
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people use public transport to get to work in Fitzgibbon than in most similar areas. While 7.9% of workers use transit—well above the national figure of 3.1%—the area remains very car-reliant, with over half of workers driving themselves to their jobs.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 6.9% of homes in Fitzgibbon have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and slightly above the Queensland figure of 5.8%. Most households have one or two cars, with 48.7% owning just one.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Fitzgibbon, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 49%, followed by 2 vehicles (35%) and 3 vehicles (7%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for commuting is among the highest at this level, while 16% of people work from home. This working-from-home rate is a little above the Queensland figure but well below the Australian average of 21%.
16.0% ▲ +645.0%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
7.9% ▼ -48.6%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 7.9%
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.
Fitzgibbon has a high number of transport stops and 24 routes, meaning more people can be reached by transit than in most similar areas. However, weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state figure, and the transit trip to the city takes longer than usual at 64 minutes.
17
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.
2.70
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).
265.6
Higher than 74% 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).
24
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
14,097
Higher than 66% 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).
66,719
Higher than 71% 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).
64
Higher than 64% 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.
The area is very accessible by car, with a drive time to the city of 17 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. Residents also enjoy a short walk to the nearest stop, typically taking only 4 minutes.
4
Lower than 71% 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 Fitzgibbon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31045/fitzgibbon/topic/transport