4006, QLD · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 4006, QLD

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

Nearly 23% of homes in postcode 4006 have no motor vehicle, which is far above the national figure. This area relies heavily on non-car options, with very high public transport use and a large number of people walking or working from home.

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📍 4006, QLD, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

About 23% of households do not own a car, a figure that has risen since 2011 and is far above the Queensland average. Most homes with vehicles own just one, while only 16.8% have two.

22.8% ▲ +11.9%

Higher than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 20.4%
  • 2016: 26.3%
  • 2021: 22.8%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In 4006, QLD, 1 vehicle is the majority at 58%; No vehicle is next at 23%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Work travel is varied here, with 16.4% of people walking to work and 21.9% working from home, which is well above the state figure. While 11.6% use public transport—well above the national average—this is down 8.5 points from 2011.

21.9% ▲ +448.3%

Higher than 68% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 4.0%
  • 2016: 3.4%
  • 2021: 21.9%

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

11.6% ▼ -42.2%

Higher than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 20.1%
  • 2016: 19.0%
  • 2021: 11.6%

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 4006, QLD, the largest group is Car (driver) at 35%, followed by Worked at home (26%) and Walked (20%).

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Public transport is highly accessible, with 101 stops and 227 routes. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far above the Queensland figure, with buses making up nearly 89% of the services.

4.14

Higher than 55% of postcode areas.

Public-transport stops per 1,000 residents — a measure of how densely an area is served (GTFS stops; population from the 2021 Census).

3,573.3

Higher than 98% of postcode 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Getting around is quick and easy, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking only 3 minutes. The drive time to the city is also among the lowest for similar areas at just 4 minutes.

3

Lower than 71% of postcode 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.

4

Lower than 99% of postcode 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)).
  • 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 4006, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4006/4006-qld/topic/transport