9.8% ▼ -31.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 9.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Stafford · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Stafford
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A shift towards better connectivity defines Stafford, where public transport options have grown significantly since 2011. This area is now much more accessible than most, with a typical drive to the city taking only 10 minutes. This ease of movement is reflected in the high number of residents who can reach over 117,000 people within 45 minutes by transit.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Nearly one in ten homes in Stafford have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Queensland figure of 5.8%. For those with cars, the most common setup is one vehicle (42.1%) or two (35.6%).
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Stafford, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 42%, followed by 2 vehicles (36%) and No vehicle (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
About 5.5% of workers use public transport, which is among the highest for similar areas. Working from home is also common at 19.6%, a figure that is well above the state average of 14.1%.
19.6% ▲ +502.8%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.5% ▼ -59.8%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.8%
- 2016: 12.2%
- 2021: 5.5%
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.
Stafford has excellent transit access, with 9.31 stops per 1,000 people—far above the Queensland figure of 2.99. Weekly departures are also among the highest at this level, with all services provided by buses across 13 different routes.
65
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
9.31
Higher than 87% 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).
2,310.1
Higher than 93% 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).
31,901
Higher than 84% 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).
117,741
Higher than 83% 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).
44
Lower than 75% 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 easy, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes only 3 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is also among the lowest for similar places at just 10 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.
10
Lower than 95% 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 Stafford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32649/stafford/topic/transport