6.4% ▼ -51.9%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Yeerongpilly · Suburb / Locality
Transport & Vehicles in Yeerongpilly
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Public transport use has surged in Yeerongpilly, with 9.1% of workers now using transit to commute. This is well above the national figure and reflects a highly connected area. While most homes still rely on cars, the suburb offers exceptional access to trains and buses for those who prefer not to drive.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 6.4% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most similar areas. For those who do own cars, the most common setup is a single vehicle, found in 42% of households.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Yeerongpilly, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 42%, followed by 2 vehicles (37%) and 3 vehicles (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here, with 23.4% of people doing so, which is well above the Queensland figure. This flexibility sits alongside a high rate of public transport use, which is far higher than the national average of 3.1%.
23.4% ▲ +644.4%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
9.1% ▼ -52.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 9.1%
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-served by transit, with 25 stops and 20 routes. This leads to a huge number of weekly departures per 1,000 people—3,733.4—which is far above the state figure.
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.
12.30
Higher than 88% 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).
3,733.4
Higher 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).
20
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
0
Lower than 99% 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).
0
Lower than 99% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting into the city is fast, with a typical drive time of just 10 minutes. Residents also enjoy easy access to transit, with a typical five-minute walk to the nearest stop.
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.
10
Lower than 95% 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 Yeerongpilly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33215/yeerongpilly/topic/transport