Mansfield · Suburb / Locality

Transport & Vehicles in Mansfield

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

More than half of the working population in Mansfield drive themselves to work. This is a well-connected area where 43.8% of homes have two motor vehicles, though it also offers public transport options that are far more frequent than the Queensland average.

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Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Most homes here own at least one car, though 5.1% have none. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it remains about the same as the Queensland figure.

5.1% ▼ -16.6%

Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 6.1%
  • 2016: 5.0%
  • 2021: 5.1%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Mansfield, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (13%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Public transport is used by 5.7% of workers, which is among the highest for its level and a little above the national figure. Working from home is also common, with 18.6% doing so, which is well above the state average.

18.6% ▲ +368.3%

Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.0%
  • 2016: 4.3%
  • 2021: 18.6%

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

5.7% ▼ -50.6%

Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.6%
  • 2016: 11.3%
  • 2021: 5.7%

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.

How people get to work

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In Mansfield, Car (driver) is the majority at 63%; Worked at home is next at 22%.

Public transport access

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

Bus services are a major feature here, with 43 stops and 9 routes. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is among the highest at this level and far above the Queensland figure.

4.86

Higher than 77% 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).

1,657.4

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).

8,880

Higher than 57% 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).

56,080

Higher than 67% 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).

54

Lower than 57% 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 into the city is quick, with a drive time of 14 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. Walking to the nearest transport stop is also very easy, taking only 3 minutes.

3

Lower than 79% 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.

14

Lower than 90% 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 Mansfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31752/mansfield/topic/transport