2.6% ▼ -22.1%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Highland Park · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Highland Park
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people live without a car in Highland Park than in the rest of the country. Most homes have at least one vehicle, and the area relies heavily on private cars for daily travel. This is highlighted by the fact that very few residents use public transport to get to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 2.6% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Queensland figure of 5.8%. Most households are well-equipped, with 40.4% owning two vehicles and 17% owning three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Highland Park, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is uncommon here, with only 10.9% of people doing so, which is far below the Australian figure of 21%. Most people commute by car as a driver, while only 0.8% use public transport.
10.9% ▲ +142.3%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.8% ▼ -50.2%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 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.
While Highland Park has more bus stops and routes than 83% of similar areas, it remains far below the Queensland average for overall transit access. All public transport services in the area are provided by buses.
12
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.82
Higher than 65% 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).
260.8
Higher than 74% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
The typical walk to the nearest stop takes about 7 minutes. For those travelling to the city, the drive time is 46 minutes, which is lower than in most similar areas.
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.
46
Lower than 64% 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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Highland Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31333/highland-park/topic/transport