3.7% ▼ -27.0%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Seven Hills · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Seven Hills
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people can reach a wide range of destinations by transit from Seven Hills than in about 85% of similar areas. The suburb is well-connected, with a high number of public transport stops and a very short walk to the nearest one. This accessibility is paired with a high rate of people working from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here own at least one car, with 45.6% having two vehicles. Only 3.7% of households have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the Queensland figure of 5.8%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Seven Hills, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 45%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 25.8% of residents doing so, which is far above the Queensland figure of 14.1%. About 5.1% of people commute by public transport, a rate that is among the highest for similar areas.
25.8% ▲ +565.5%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 25.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.1% ▼ -60.2%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 5.1%
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 is highly accessible, with 5.86 stops per 1,000 people, far above the state average of 2.99. The area has 16 stops and 6 routes, while weekly departures per 1,000 people are a little above the Queensland figure.
16
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.
5.86
Higher than 81% 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).
882.9
Higher than 85% 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).
32,991
Higher than 85% 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).
93,472
Higher than 77% 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).
47
Lower than 70% 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 into the city is fast, with a drive time of 9 minutes, which is among the lowest for similar areas. Residents also enjoy a very short walk to the nearest stop, taking only 3 minutes.
3
Lower than 79% 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.
9
Lower than 96% 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 Seven Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32537/seven-hills/topic/transport