3.7% ▲ +34.2%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Stratford · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Stratford
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people are using public transport in Stratford than in most similar areas, although the car remains the dominant way to get around. Only 3.7% of homes lack a motor vehicle, meaning the vast majority of the community relies on their own transport.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 41.5% owning two vehicles. The 3.7% of households without a car is a little below the Queensland figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Stratford splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (41%) and 1 vehicle (37%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Over half of workers drive themselves to work, while 16.9% work from home. Public transport use for commuting is much higher here than in most similar areas, though it remains a little below the national figure.
16.9% ▲ +195.0%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.7% ▼ -45.9%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 1.7%
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.
Stratford has a very high level of access with 5.84 stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the Queensland average. The local network consists of 7 bus stops across one route.
7
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.84
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).
666.1
Higher than 81% 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).
1
Higher than 71% 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.
Getting to the nearest transport stop is easier here than in most areas, with a typical walk of just 5 minutes.
5
Lower than 68% 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.
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).
More for Stratford
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Stratford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32676/stratford/topic/transport