3.2% ▼ -28.7%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Kenmore · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Kenmore
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 30% of workers in Kenmore work from home, a figure far above the national average. This high rate of remote work defines the area's transport patterns, alongside a strong reliance on private cars and a bus-focused public transport system.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have at least one car, with 46.4% owning two. Only 3.2% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Australian figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Kenmore, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Remote work is very common here, with 29.2% of people working from home, far above the Queensland figure of 14.1%. Driving is the most common way to travel for work at 45.7%, while 3.8% use public transport.
29.2% ▲ +347.1%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.5%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 29.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.8% ▼ -63.3%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 3.8%
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.
The area is well-served by buses, with 57 stops and 10 routes, among the largest numbers for this level. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far above the state figure, and the area has far more stops per person than most of Queensland.
57
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.
5.89
Higher than 81% 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).
1,659.6
Higher than 90% 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).
10
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
9,438
Higher than 58% 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).
22,868
Higher than 51% 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).
60
Higher than 56% 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 a transit stop is very quick, with a typical walk time of just one minute. The drive time to the city is 13 minutes, which is much lower than most similar areas.
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.
13
Lower than 91% 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).
More for Kenmore
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Kenmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31504/kenmore/topic/transport