2.7% ▲ +35.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Parkwood · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Parkwood
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people now use public transport to get around Parkwood than in previous years. While most residents still rely on cars, the area has a very high number of transit stops and routes compared to similar places. This makes it easier for locals to access services without a vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost 44% of homes in Parkwood have two vehicles, and only 2.7% have none. This lack of car-free households is well below the Queensland figure of 5.8%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Parkwood, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (22%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 63.6% of people. Only 11% work from home, which is far below the Australian figure of 21%.
11.0% ▲ +96.8%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.9% ▲ +34.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 2.9%
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.
Parkwood has 4.53 stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the Queensland figure. With 40 stops and 6 routes, it is among the best-served areas at this level.
40
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.53
Higher than 76% 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).
817.8
Higher than 84% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
The walk to the nearest stop takes just 2 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is 45 minutes, also lower than in many similar places.
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.
45
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)).
- 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 Parkwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32278/parkwood/topic/transport