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  Statistical Portrait  : Outer South East Region - Travel to work

Travel to work

  • On Census day 2001, 23,463 people or 66.3% of employed people in the Outer South-East Region travelled to work by car, either as driver or passenger. Bus only was used by 2,702 people (7.6% of employed people in the Outer South-East Region) and train only was used by 679 people (1.9%). In addition, 1,527 people (4.3% of employed people) worked at home.

  • The proportion of people using the train to travel to work was relatively high in Kuraby (8.1% of employed people) but the highest number of people using the train was in Runcorn (388 people). Mount Gravatt had the highest proportion of people using the bus for travelling to work (12.0%).

  • In Rochedale, 5.2% of employed people walked to work.

  • The proportion of people working at home ranged from 18.3% in Rochedale (a relatively high proportion) to 2.9% in Runcorn.

 Method of travel to work (numbers)
 Employed persons (excluding overseas visitors)
 
Train
only
No.
Bus
only
No.
Car as
driver or
passenger
No.
Motorbike/
motor
scootor
No.
Bicycle
No.
Walked
only
No.
Other(a)
No.
Worked at
home
No.
 Eight Mile Plains
57 
374 
3,494 
31 
21 
60 
232 
270 
 Kuraby
185 
37 
1,618 
7 
10 
7 
120 
69 
 MacGregor
7 
206 
1,420 
11 
14 
50 
113 
116 
 Mansfield
6 
387 
2,998 
29 
21 
58 
218 
194 
 Mount Gravatt
3 
159 
800 
3 
17 
33 
63 
55 
 Mount Gravatt East
4 
442 
2,829 
36 
34 
52 
212 
156 
 Rochedale
3 
8 
279 
- 
- 
26 
27 
91 
 Runcorn
388 
304 
3,826 
48 
15 
42 
293 
169 
 Stretton-Karawatha
17 
50 
968 
5 
3 
13 
66 
86 
 Upper Mount Gravatt
6 
296 
1,953 
25 
31 
89 
135 
118 
 Wishart
3 
439 
3,278 
28 
16 
56 
212 
203 
 Outer South-East Region
679 
2,702 
23,463 
223 
182 
486 
1,691 
1,527 
 Brisbane City
18,813 
25,102 
259,398 
3,236 
4,993 
13,481 
25,181 
18,066 

(a) includes ferry, tram, taxi, any two methods, any three methods, other

 

 Method of travel to work (percentages)
 Employed persons (excluding overseas visitors)
 
Train
only
%
Bus
only
%
Car as
driver or
passenger
%
Motorbike/
motor
scootor
%
Bicycle
%
Walked
only
%
Other(a)
%
Worked at
home
%
 Eight Mile Plains
1.1% 
7.2% 
67.0% 
0.6% 
0.4% 
1.2% 
4.4% 
5.2% 
 Kuraby
8.1% 
1.6% 
70.6% 
0.3% 
0.4% 
0.3% 
5.2% 
3.0% 
 MacGregor
0.3% 
9.2% 
63.2% 
0.5% 
0.6% 
2.2% 
5.0% 
5.2% 
 Mansfield
0.1% 
8.6% 
66.9% 
0.6% 
0.5% 
1.3% 
4.9% 
4.3% 
 Mount Gravatt
0.2% 
12.0% 
60.5% 
0.2% 
1.3% 
2.5% 
4.8% 
4.2% 
 Mount Gravatt East
0.1% 
10.3% 
65.7% 
0.8% 
0.8% 
1.2% 
4.9% 
3.6% 
 Rochedale
0.6% 
1.6% 
56.1% 
- 
- 
5.2% 
5.4% 
18.3% 
 Runcorn
6.7% 
5.3% 
66.5% 
0.8% 
0.3% 
0.7% 
5.1% 
2.9% 
 Stretton-Karawatha
1.3% 
3.7% 
71.5% 
0.4% 
0.2% 
1.0% 
4.9% 
6.4% 
 Upper Mount Gravatt
0.2% 
9.6% 
63.5% 
0.8% 
1.0% 
2.9% 
4.4% 
3.8% 
 Wishart
0.1% 
9.1% 
67.9% 
0.6% 
0.3% 
1.2% 
4.4% 
4.2% 
 Outer South-East Region
1.9% 
7.6% 
66.3% 
0.6% 
0.5% 
1.4% 
4.8% 
4.3% 
 Brisbane City
4.4% 
5.9% 
61.3% 
0.8% 
1.2% 
3.2% 
6.0% 
4.3% 

(a) includes ferry, tram, taxi, any two methods, any three methods, other

 


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