4078, QLD · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 4078, QLD

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

Over 1,000 weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people are available in postcode 4078, a figure well above the Queensland average. While most residents rely on cars, the area is served by 58 stops and 7 routes, making it very easy for many to access transit.

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📍 4078, QLD, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Car ownership is high here, with 41.3% of homes owning two vehicles and 13.5% having three. Only 3.8% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%.

3.8% ▲ +24.7%

Lower than 51% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 3.0%
  • 2016: 3.3%
  • 2021: 3.8%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In 4078, QLD, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (35%) and 3 vehicles (13%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Most workers drive, with 60.4% acting as the driver. The number of people working from home rose 12 points since 2011 to reach 14.7%, while those using public transport to commute fell to 3.8%.

14.7% ▲ +386.2%

Lower than 55% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 3.0%
  • 2016: 3.8%
  • 2021: 14.7%

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

3.8% ▼ -45.9%

Higher than 82% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 7.0%
  • 2016: 7.0%
  • 2021: 3.8%

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.

How people get to work

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In 4078, QLD, Car (driver) is the majority at 71%; Worked at home is next at 17%.

Public transport access

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

The area is served entirely by buses, with no train or ferry options. While the number of stops per person is well below the state figure, the frequency of weekly departures is much higher than most areas.

2.21

Lower than 64% 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).

1,085.2

Higher than 75% 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 convenient, as the typical walk to the nearest stop is just 1 minute, which is much lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is 21 minutes, also lower than most areas.

1

Lower than 99% 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.

21

Lower than 70% 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 4078, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4078/4078-qld/topic/transport