29.2% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 31.9%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Fortitude Valley · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Fortitude Valley
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people live without a car in Fortitude Valley than in most other parts of the country. Nearly 30% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is far above the national figure of 7.4%. This reliance on other ways of getting around is supported by the area's exceptional access to public transport.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 29.2% of homes here have no motor vehicle, a figure far above the 5.8% seen across Queensland. Most households that do own a car have just one vehicle, accounting for 56.6% of homes.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Fortitude Valley, 1 vehicle is the majority at 57%; No vehicle is next at 29%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Walking and public transport are popular choices, with 12.3% of workers using transit—well above the national figure of 3.1%. Around 19.8% of people work from home, which is higher than most areas and well above the state average.
19.8% ▲ +504.9%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
12.3% ▼ -37.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 12.3%
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 available, with 4.64 stops per 1,000 people and 4,650 weekly departures, both far above Queensland's figures. The area has one of the largest networks of routes and stops, making over 385,000 people reachable within 45 minutes.
45
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.64
Higher than 76% 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).
4,650.2
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).
211
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
82,196
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).
385,847
Higher than 90% 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).
20
Lower than 99% 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 to the city is very fast, with a typical drive time of just 3 minutes. It is also much easier to access transit than in most areas, with a typical one-minute walk to the nearest stop.
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.
3
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 Fortitude Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31074/fortitude-valley/topic/transport