9.5% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
North Ward · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in North Ward
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Daily life in North Ward relies heavily on cars, though it is much more walkable than most areas. While many residents have vehicles, 9.5% of homes have none, which is well above the Queensland figure of 5.8%.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households have one or two cars, but the 9.5% of homes without any motor vehicle is much higher than in most similar areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In North Ward, 1 vehicle is the majority at 51%; 2 vehicles is next at 30%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Walking to work is common for 7.1% of residents, while those working from home at 6.9% are far below the national figure of 21.0%.
6.9% ▲ +105.0%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 6.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.7% ▼ -57.8%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 0.7%
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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
The area has 17 public transport stops and 3 routes, providing more access than about 82% of similar places, though weekly bus departures are far below the Queensland average.
17
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.
3.35
Higher than 71% 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).
368.6
Higher than 76% 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).
3
Higher than 79% 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.
Getting to a transit stop is very easy here, with a typical walk of only 2 minutes, which is much lower than in most other areas.
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.
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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in North Ward [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32187/north-ward/topic/transport