1.6% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
McDowall · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in McDowall
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A growing number of residents in McDowall now work from home, with 22% doing so in 2021. This shift reflects a broader trend toward flexible work, even though the area remains very reliant on private cars. Most homes have multiple vehicles, and the typical trip to the city is a quick 14-minute drive.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every home in McDowall has a car, with only 1.6% having none, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. Nearly half of all households own two vehicles, and about 15.6% own three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In McDowall, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 48%, followed by 1 vehicle (27%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is much more common here than in most areas, reaching 22% and sitting well above the Queensland figure. While most people still drive to work, 3.3% use public transport, which is higher than most similar areas.
22.0% ▲ +418.4%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.3% ▼ -61.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
The area is well served by buses, with 20 stops and 6 routes, which are both higher than about 88% of similar places. However, the 69-minute transit trip to the city is higher than most areas.
20
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.63
Higher than 68% 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).
628.9
Higher than 81% 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).
6
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
7,918
Higher than 55% 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).
24,879
Higher than 52% 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).
69
Higher than 73% 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 is fast, with a drive time of 14 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. Residents also have easy access to transit, with a typical 5-minute walk to the nearest stop.
5
Lower than 68% 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 McDowall [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31790/mcdowall/topic/transport