5.6% ▼ -24.5%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
4053, QLD · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 4053, QLD
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of working residents in postcode 4053 drive themselves to work. This area is well connected, with a short 12-minute drive to the city and an unusually high number of public transport options available compared to the rest of the state.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 41.9% owning two vehicles. Only 5.6% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has fallen since 2011 and is now about the same as the Queensland average.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 4053, QLD, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (36%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here, with 21.2% of people doing so—a huge jump of 17 percentage points since 2011. While 4.8% use public transport for their commute, which is much higher than most areas, this also represents a drop from 11.4% in 2011.
21.2% ▲ +462.2%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.8% ▼ -58.0%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 4.8%
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.
Public transport access is very strong, with 241 stops and 37 routes. The area has 5.06 stops per 1,000 people and 981.5 weekly departures, both of which are well above the Queensland figures.
241
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.06
Higher than 66% 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).
981.5
Higher than 72% 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).
37
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting around is relatively easy, with a typical four-minute walk to the nearest transport stop. The drive time to the city is also much lower than most areas, taking only 12 minutes.
4
Lower than 67% 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.
12
Lower than 86% 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 4053, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4053/4053-qld/topic/transport