13.0% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 13.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
Wheatvale · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Wheatvale
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A complete lack of public transport defines Wheatvale, where residents rely almost entirely on private means or walking to get around. No one in the area uses public transport to commute, and the typical trip to the city takes a very long 122 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
The most common motor vehicles per home is 3 vehicles at 37%, ahead of 4 or more (21%).
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Wheatvale, the largest group is 3 vehicles at 41%, followed by 4 or more (24%) and 1 vehicle (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Over half of workers drive themselves to work, while 21.7% walk. Only 13% of people work from home, which is well below the national figure of 21%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
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.
There are no public transport stops or routes in the area. This is far below the Queensland average of 2.99 stops per 1,000 people.
0
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.00
Lower than 99% 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).
0.0
Lower 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).
0
Lower than 99% 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 city is a significant journey, with a drive time of 122 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
122
Higher than 82% 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)).
- Road & path network (OpenStreetMap, via Valhalla) — OpenStreetMap contributors, 2026 (ODbL 1.0).
More for Wheatvale
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Wheatvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33057/wheatvale/topic/transport