13.7% ▼ -12.9%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 13.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
4059, QLD · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 4059, QLD
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Around 35.8% of workers in postcode 4059 commute by driving themselves, though this is the only way the largest group gets to work. The area is much more reliant on public transport and working from home than the rest of the state. This shift is clear in the 23.5% of people who now work from home, a huge increase since 2011.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
A high 13.7% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is well above the national figure of 7.4%. While this is among the highest proportions for similar areas, the figure has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 4059, QLD, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 48%, followed by 2 vehicles (28%) and No vehicle (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is well above the Queensland average at 9.6%, though this has fallen since 2011. This is alongside a high number of people working from home, which is well above the state figure.
23.5% ▲ +456.7%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
9.6% ▼ -41.8%
Higher than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 16.1%
- 2021: 9.6%
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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
The area has 37 public transport routes and 69 stops, with all services being buses. This provides a huge 2,038.8 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far above the Queensland figure.
69
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.02
Higher than 65% 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).
2,038.8
Higher than 88% 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 to the city is very quick, with a typical drive time of just 5 minutes. Similarly, the walk to the nearest transport stop is short, taking only 3 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.
5
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).
More for 4059, QLD
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 4059, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4059/4059-qld/topic/transport