22.2% ▼ -11.4%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 21.5%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
South Brisbane · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in South Brisbane
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over a fifth of South Brisbane homes have no car, making it one of the most vehicle-free areas in the country. This reliance on other options is supported by an immense amount of public transport and an incredibly short commute to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 22.2% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is far above the 5.8% seen across Queensland. Most households that do own a car have just one, while only 13.5% own two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In South Brisbane, 1 vehicle is the majority at 61%; No vehicle is next at 22%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is well above the national figure, with 12.9% of workers using it. Walking is also common for 17.7% of people, while 20.3% work from home, a rate well above the Queensland average.
20.3% ▲ +576.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
12.9% ▼ -32.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 12.9%
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.
The area is exceptionally well-connected with 43 stops and 97 routes, making it one of the largest networks of its kind. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far above the state figure, and the trip to the city takes just 18 minutes.
43
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.
3.01
Higher than 69% 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).
5,604.7
Higher than 99% 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).
97
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
102,028
Higher than 90% 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).
309,583
Higher than 89% 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).
18
Lower than 99% 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 around is very efficient, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking only one minute. Driving to the city is also among the fastest in the area, taking just 4 minutes.
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.
4
Lower than 99% 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 South Brisbane [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32587/south-brisbane/topic/transport