9.2% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 8.4%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Kippa-Ring · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Kippa-Ring
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 61% of workers in Kippa-Ring drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. While car use is high, the area has an unusually large number of households without a vehicle compared to the rest of the state. This contrast is reflected in a strong public transport network that is far more accessible than in most similar areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Queensland figure of 5.8%. For those with cars, the most common setup is one vehicle per home at 38.5%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Kippa-Ring splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (39%) and 2 vehicles (34%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far less common here than across Australia, with only 9.4% of people doing so. Meanwhile, 3% of residents commute via public transport, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
9.4% ▲ +250.9%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.0% ▲ +25.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 3.0%
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 a major feature of the area, with 4.21 stops per 1,000 people and 23 different routes. Weekly departures are far above the Queensland figure, though the transit time to the city remains much higher than most areas.
41
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.21
Higher than 74% 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).
1,462.8
Higher than 89% 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).
23
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
25,691
Higher than 79% 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).
70,560
Higher than 72% 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).
81
Higher than 90% 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 the nearest stop is very easy, with a typical walk of just 2 minutes. The drive time to the city is 32 minutes, which is lower than most areas.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
32
Lower than 72% 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 Kippa-Ring [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31554/kippa-ring/topic/transport