5.2% ▼ -26.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Wilston · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Wilston
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very short travel times to the city define daily life in Wilston, where the drive takes only 8 minutes. This is one of the most accessible areas in the region, combining a high density of transport options with a workforce that frequently works from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have one or two cars, though 5.2% of households have no motor vehicle. This is much higher than most similar areas and sits just below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →Wilston splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (37%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far more common here than elsewhere, with 28.8% of people doing so—well above the Australian figure of 21%. Public transport use for commuting is also among the highest at this level, at 7.4%.
28.8% ▲ +418.6%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
7.4% ▼ -51.5%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 7.4%
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.
The area is exceptionally well connected, with 6.08 stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the Queensland figure of 2.99. It has 13 different routes and a transit time to the city that is much lower than most areas.
25
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.08
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).
763.0
Higher than 83% 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).
55,840
Higher than 87% 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).
218,450
Higher than 87% 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).
34
Lower than 89% 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 3-minute walk to the nearest stop. This ease of access is reflected in the short 8-minute drive time to the city.
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.
8
Lower than 97% 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 Wilston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33089/wilston/topic/transport