2.5% ▼ -58.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Nudgee · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Nudgee
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A shift toward flexible work is evident in Nudgee, where 21.3% of people now work from home. This is a high figure compared to most areas and far above the Queensland average. While cars remain the main way to get around, the area has seen a strong trend toward using public transport for commuting.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few homes in Nudgee get by without a car, with only 2.5% having no motor vehicle. This is well below both the state and national figures, and nearly half of all households own two vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Nudgee, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 48%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is well above the national average at 7.5%, which is among the highest for similar areas. Still, most of the workforce drives, with 50.2% of people commuting as a driver.
21.3% ▲ +550.2%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 21.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
7.5% ▼ -43.2%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 7.5%
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.
Access to transit is strong, with 19 public transport stops and 13 routes, which is much higher than most areas. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is well below the Queensland figure.
19
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.
4.34
Higher than 75% 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).
495.1
Higher than 78% 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).
13
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
10,789
Higher than 60% 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).
40,758
Higher than 61% 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).
64
Higher than 64% 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 quick, with a drive time of just 17 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. Residents also enjoy a very short walk to the nearest stop, taking only one minute.
1
Lower than 99% 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.
17
Lower than 86% 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 Nudgee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32193/nudgee/topic/transport