1.2% ▼ -22.5%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 2021: 1.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Heathwood · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Heathwood
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every household in Heathwood relies on a car, with only 1.2% of homes lacking a motor vehicle. This heavy reliance on driving is balanced by a surprisingly high number of public transport departures compared to the state average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have multiple cars, with 54.3% owning two and 17.2% owning three. The percentage of homes without a vehicle is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Heathwood, 2 vehicles is the majority at 54%; 1 vehicle is next at 22%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 61.3% of people, while 16.0% work from home. A small number of residents use public transport, which is much higher than most similar areas.
16.0% ▲ +270.9%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.6% ▼ -56.6%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.2%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 3.6%
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.
Bus services are the only transit option here, with 14 stops providing 1,108 weekly departures per 1,000 people. This level of service is well above the Queensland figure.
14
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.83
Higher than 69% 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).
1,108.0
Higher than 87% 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).
4
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
10,220
Higher than 59% 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).
10,220
Lower than 58% 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 to the city typically takes 29 minutes, which is lower than most areas. A walk to the nearest transport stop takes about 15 minutes, which is around the middle for its level.
15
Higher than 53% 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.
29
Lower than 75% 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 Heathwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31311/heathwood/topic/transport