1.9% ▲ +118.2%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.9%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
4117, QLD · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 4117, QLD
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 1.9% of homes in postcode 4117 have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure. This highlights a heavy reliance on cars for daily travel in the area. While public transport access is high, very few residents actually use it to get to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost half of all households have two vehicles, and 18.2% have three. Very few people get by without a car, although the number of vehicle-free homes rose slightly to 1.9% since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 4117, QLD, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 48%, followed by 1 vehicle (27%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, with 69.3% as the driver. Only 9.4% work from home, a figure that is far below the Australian average despite rising since 2011, while just 1.8% use public transport.
9.4% ▲ +156.8%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.8% ▼ -38.1%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 1.8%
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.
The area has 5.42 stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the Queensland figure. This is supported by 16 stops across five bus routes, resulting in weekly departures that are well above the state average.
16
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.42
Higher than 70% 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).
946.9
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).
5
Higher than 57% 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.
It takes about 41 minutes to drive to the city. Despite the high number of stops, the walk to the nearest one takes 18 minutes, which is longer than in most similar areas.
18
Higher than 60% 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.
41
Higher than 51% 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 4117, QLD
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 4117, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4117/4117-qld/topic/transport