2.6% ▼ -74.4%
Lower than 89% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 10.3%
- 2016: 7.4%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
Springwood · State Electorate
Transport & Vehicles in Springwood
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer homes lack a car in Springwood than in the rest of the state. This high level of vehicle ownership defines the area, where the vast majority of residents rely on their own transport for daily travel. While more people are now working from home, the car remains the dominant way to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 2.6% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the Queensland and Australian totals. Ownership is high, with 43.6% of households owning two vehicles and 16.6% owning three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In Springwood, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose to 16.2% since 2011, which is a little above the state figure. However, the car is still the main choice for 61.5% of workers, while public transport use fell to 2.8%.
16.2% ▲ +379.7%
Higher than 61% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.8% ▼ -80.3%
Higher than 56% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 2.8%
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 4.43 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the Queensland figure. These 30 routes are all bus services, as there are no trains, trams, or ferries in the area.
235
Lower than 57% of state electorate areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.43
Lower than 54% of state electorate areas.
Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).
732.4
Lower than 61% of state electorate 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).
30
Higher than 59% of state electorate areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
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)).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in Springwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED30079/springwood/topic/transport