2.7% ▼ -17.4%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Molendinar · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Molendinar
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A higher number of public transport stops than most similar areas defines Molendinar. While most residents rely on cars, the area has a better transit layout than many comparable places, with 21 stops serving the community.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are very common here, with 40.8% of homes owning two vehicles. Only 2.7% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the figures for Queensland and Australia.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Molendinar, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, and only 1.3% use public transport, though this is much higher than in most similar areas. Working from home is rare here; at 9.6%, it is far below the national figure.
9.6% ▲ +156.2%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.3% ▼ -18.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 1.3%
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 5 bus routes, with 3.26 stops per 1,000 people being a little above the Queensland average. There are 588.7 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is much higher than most similar areas.
21
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.
3.26
Higher than 70% 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).
588.7
Higher than 80% 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).
5
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
It takes about 9 minutes to walk to the nearest stop, which is around the middle for areas of this level. The drive time to the city is 43 minutes, which is lower than most areas.
9
Lower than 56% 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.
43
Lower than 66% 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)).
- Road & path network (OpenStreetMap, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0).
More for Molendinar
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Molendinar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31873/molendinar/topic/transport