Logan Central · Suburb / Locality

Transport & Vehicles in Logan Central

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Most people in Logan Central rely on cars for travel, but it is a place where many households live without one. About 17.4% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is far above the national figure of 7.4%. This lack of private transport is offset by a strong public transport network.

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Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

One in six homes has no motor vehicle, a rate far above the Queensland figure. For those who do own cars, the most common setup is a single vehicle, which 39.9% of households have.

17.4% ▼ -20.4%

Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 21.9%
  • 2016: 18.6%
  • 2021: 17.4%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Logan Central, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 40%, followed by 2 vehicles (28%) and No vehicle (17%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home is uncommon here, with only 5% doing so—far below the national figure of 21%. Most workers drive, though 3.3% use public transport, which is much higher than in most similar areas.

5.0% ▲ +309.2%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.2%
  • 2016: 1.9%
  • 2021: 5.0%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

3.3% ▼ -61.9%

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.7%
  • 2016: 6.6%
  • 2021: 3.3%

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.

How people get to work

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In Logan Central, Car (driver) is the majority at 77%; Car (passenger) is next at 10%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Logan Central is well served by transit, with 29 stops and 16 routes, among the largest numbers for this level. Weekly departures are far above the state figure, helping 101,713 people remain reachable within 45 minutes.

4.67

Higher than 76% 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).

1,250.7

Higher than 88% 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).

19,338

Higher than 73% 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).

101,713

Higher than 79% 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).

63

Higher than 62% 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 city by car is much faster than in most areas, taking only 19 minutes. Residents also enjoy easy access to transit, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking just 2 minutes.

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.

19

Lower than 84% 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 Logan Central [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31677/logan-central/topic/transport