St Pauls · Urban Centre

Transport & Vehicles in St Pauls

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

St Pauls (L) has one of the highest rates of car-free households among similar areas. Nearly half of all homes here do not own a motor vehicle, a figure that has jumped 46 points since 2011. This lack of vehicle ownership is far above both the state and national levels.

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📍 St Pauls, Urban Centre

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

About 45.6% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is far above the Queensland figure of 5.8%. For those who do own transport, 36.7% of households have one vehicle, while 11.4% have two.

45.6% ▲ —

Higher than 96% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 5.2%
  • 2021: 45.6%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In St Pauls, the largest group is No vehicle at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (37%) and 2 vehicles (12%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Walking is the most common way to get to work for 40.5% of residents, while 35.4% drive. No one uses public transport, and the 6.3% who work from home is far below the national figure of 21.0%.

6.3% ▲ +197.5%

Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.1%
  • 2016: 4.5%
  • 2021: 6.3%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 2.1%
  • 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.

How people get to work

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In St Pauls, the largest group is Walked at 46%, followed by Car (driver) (41%) and Worked at home (7%).

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in St Pauls [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL322113/st-pauls/topic/transport