4109, QLD · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 4109, QLD

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

Over half of the people in postcode 4109 drive themselves to work, though the area is well served by public transport. It is a highly accessible hub with 166 transit stops and a very short drive time to the city. While most homes have at least one car, about 7% of households live without a vehicle.

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📍 4109, QLD, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Most homes have one or two cars, with 37% owning two vehicles. The proportion of households without a motor vehicle is 6.9%, which is much higher than most similar areas.

6.9% ▼ -25.1%

Higher than 75% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 9.2%
  • 2016: 6.5%
  • 2021: 6.9%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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4109, QLD splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (37%) and 1 vehicle (34%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Public transport use for commuting is 7.9%, which is well above the national figure of 3.1%. Meanwhile, the 13.7% of people working from home is about the same as the Queensland average.

13.7% ▲ +226.5%

Lower than 59% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 4.2%
  • 2016: 4.6%
  • 2021: 13.7%

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

7.9% ▼ -46.2%

Higher than 94% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 14.7%
  • 2016: 13.4%
  • 2021: 7.9%

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 4109, QLD, Car (driver) is the majority at 66%; Worked at home is next at 16%.

Public transport access

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

The area has some of the largest numbers of public transport stops and routes for its level. With 1,444.6 weekly departures per 1,000 people, service frequency is far above the state figure.

4.40

Higher than 58% 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).

1,444.6

Higher than 82% 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 easier than in most areas, with a typical 3-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is also much lower than most areas at just 15 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.

15

Lower than 80% 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 4109, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4109/4109-qld/topic/transport