7.8% ▼ -33.6%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.7%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Scarborough · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Scarborough
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than half of working residents in Scarborough drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. While most homes have one or two vehicles, the area stands out for its high number of public transport stops and frequent departures compared to other parts of the state.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the Queensland figure. Most households keep one (44%) or two (33.7%) cars.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Scarborough, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 44%, followed by 2 vehicles (34%) and 3 vehicles (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common for 17.9% of the workforce, a figure well above the state average. Only 1.8% of people commute by public transport, which is much higher than most similar areas despite being a little below the national figure.
17.9% ▲ +272.0%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.8% ▼ -56.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 1.8%
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.
Public transport access is a strong point, with 4.58 stops per 1,000 people and 1,343.6 weekly departures, both far above the Queensland average. There are 42 stops in total, all served by buses.
42
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.
4.58
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).
1,343.6
Higher than 88% 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).
25,691
Higher than 79% 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).
37,665
Higher than 60% 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 is very easy to reach transit, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking only 2 minutes. The drive time to the city is 35 minutes, which is lower than most 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.
35
Lower than 70% 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 Scarborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32524/scarborough/topic/transport