10.4% ▼ -15.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Hermit Park · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Hermit Park
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Much higher rates of car-free living than most similar areas define Hermit Park, where 10.4% of homes have no motor vehicle. This is well above the national figure of 7.4%. The area's transport landscape is shaped by a strong bus network and high accessibility to public transit.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 1 in 10 homes in Hermit Park have no motor vehicle, which is well above the Queensland figure of 5.8%. Most households rely on one or two cars, with 44.2% owning just one vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Hermit Park, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 44%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and No vehicle (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people work from home here at 5.3%, a figure far below the Australian average of 21.0%. Most workers drive, while 1.7% use public transport, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
5.3% ▲ +132.8%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.7% ▼ -30.7%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 1.7%
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 1,207 weekly departures per 1,000 people, far above the Queensland figure. The area is served by five bus routes and 14 stops, putting it in the top 16% of similar areas for access.
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.
3.99
Higher than 73% 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).
1,207.0
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).
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.
Getting to transit is easier than in most similar areas, with a typical 4-minute walk to the nearest stop.
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.
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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Hermit Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31323/hermit-park/topic/transport