8.6% ▼ -11.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 8.7%
- 2021: 8.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Wilsonton · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Wilsonton
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than 8% of homes in Wilsonton do not own a motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. While there are many bus stops available, the vast majority of residents still rely on cars to get around. This creates a strong contrast between the available transport infrastructure and how people actually travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.6% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure a little above both the Queensland and Australian averages. Most homes have one or two cars, with 45.5% owning just one.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Wilsonton, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 46%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and 3 vehicles (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Only 0.4% of people use public transport to get to work, and just 5% work from home, which is far below the national figure of 21%. The overwhelming majority of workers drive, with 72.9% travelling as the driver.
5.0% ▲ +181.3%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.4%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.4%
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.
Wilsonton has 36 public transport stops and two bus routes, which is far above the state average for stops per 1,000 people. However, the number of weekly departures per person remains well below the Queensland figure.
36
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.
6.11
Higher than 82% 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).
555.3
Higher than 79% 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).
2
Higher than 75% 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.
A typical trip by car to the city takes 91 minutes, which is higher than most similar areas. The walk to the nearest public transport stop takes around 9 minutes.
9
Lower than 56% 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.
91
Higher than 63% 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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Wilsonton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33087/wilsonton/topic/transport