Ningi · Suburb / Locality

Transport & Vehicles in Ningi

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

Private cars remain the dominant way to get around Ningi, as only 1.7% of homes lack a motor vehicle. This is well below the national figure of 7.4%. While the area has a high number of transport stops, the vast majority of residents still rely on driving for their daily needs.

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Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Most households have multiple cars, with 39.4% owning two and 12.2% owning four or more. Very few homes are without a vehicle, which is much lower than the 5.8% typical for Queensland.

1.7% ▼ -45.5%

Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 3.2%
  • 2016: 2.0%
  • 2021: 1.7%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In Ningi, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (16%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 63.8% of people as the driver. Only 11.9% of residents work from home, which is well below the national figure of 21.0%.

11.9% ▲ +167.5%

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 4.4%
  • 2016: 5.8%
  • 2021: 11.9%

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

1.4% ▼ -16.6%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.7%
  • 2016: 2.4%
  • 2021: 1.4%

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 Ningi, Car (driver) is the majority at 78%; Worked at home is next at 14%.

Public transport access

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

Ningi has a high number of stops and routes compared to similar areas, with 27 stops serving the population. However, weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Queensland figure.

5.05

Higher than 78% 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).

426.2

Higher than 77% 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).

16,469

Higher than 70% 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).

16,469

Lower than 54% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

It takes about 44 minutes to drive to the city, which is lower than most similar areas. The typical walk to the nearest transport stop is around 7 minutes.

7

Lower than 61% 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.

44

Lower than 65% 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 Ningi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32148/ningi/topic/transport