9.3% ▼ -17.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Sunnybank · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Sunnybank
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people use public transport here than in most other areas, making Sunnybank a highly connected hub. The area stands out for its exceptional transit access, with 9.2% of workers commuting by bus or train, a figure well above the national average of 3.1%.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
More homes here have no motor vehicle than in most areas, with 9.3% of households without one. This is well above the Queensland figure of 5.8%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Sunnybank splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (36%) and 2 vehicles (34%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
While 53.8% of people drive to work, 9.2% use public transport, which is well above the Australian average of 3.1%. Meanwhile, those working from home make up 12.5% of the workforce, which is well below the national figure of 21%.
12.5% ▲ +211.9%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
9.2% ▼ -37.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.8%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 9.2%
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 a major feature here, with 7.09 stops per 1,000 people—far above the state figure of 2.99. This high density of 63 stops and 35 routes means that 140,786 people can be reached within 45 minutes by transit.
63
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.
7.09
Higher than 86% 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).
2,294.0
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).
35
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
27,118
Higher than 80% 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).
140,786
Higher than 86% 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).
41
Lower than 79% 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 one-minute walk to the nearest stop. Both the walk to transit and the 12-minute drive to the city are much lower than in most other areas.
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.
12
Lower than 92% 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 Sunnybank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32694/sunnybank/topic/transport