12.1% ▼ -18.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Harristown · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Harristown
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more homes in Harristown are without a car than in the rest of the state. While 12.1% of households have no motor vehicle, the area still provides a high number of public transport options to help people get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 12.1% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the Queensland figure of 5.8%. For those who do own cars, 44.8% of households have one vehicle and 30.4% have two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Harristown, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 45%, followed by 2 vehicles (30%) and No vehicle (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is uncommon here, with 4.8% doing so, which is far below the 21% national figure. Most people use a car to get to work, as only 0.3% use public transport.
4.8% ▲ +168.8%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% ▼ -48.8%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 0.3%
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.
The area has 56 public transport stops and five routes, which is among the largest for similar areas. With 6.17 stops per 1,000 people, access is far above the Queensland figure.
56
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.17
Higher than 82% 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).
645.9
Higher than 81% 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).
5
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
It takes about 89 minutes to drive to the city, which is higher than most areas. The typical walk to the nearest transport stop takes about 7 minutes.
7
Lower than 61% 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.
89
Higher than 62% 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)).
- Road & path network (OpenStreetMap, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0).
More for Harristown
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Harristown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31300/harristown/topic/transport