0.6% ▼ -21.4%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 0.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Forestdale · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Forestdale
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in Forestdale relies on a car to get around. With very few households lacking a vehicle and a heavy dependence on driving for work, the area is geared toward private transport rather than public options.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are central to life here, as only 0.6% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average. Most households own multiple cars, with 26.1% having four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Forestdale, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 35%, followed by 4 or more (26%) and 3 vehicles (26%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 63% of people commuting as a driver. While 16.2% work from home, only 0.8% use public transport, which is a little below the Queensland figure.
16.2% ▲ +154.7%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.8% ▼ -60.4%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 0.8%
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 limited, consisting of a single bus route with two stops. Despite having more stops than some similar areas, the number of departures per 1,000 people is far below the state average.
2
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.78
Higher than 60% 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).
142.2
Higher than 72% 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).
1
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
0
Lower than 99% 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).
0
Lower than 99% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
The drive time to the city is 25 minutes, which is much lower than most similar areas. Residents typically face a 13-minute walk to reach the nearest public transport stop.
13
Higher than 50% 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.
25
Lower than 79% 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 Forestdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31067/forestdale/topic/transport