4120, QLD · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 4120, QLD

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

Over 2,800 weekly public transport departures per 1,000 people make postcode 4120 one of the most accessible areas for transit in the region. This high level of service helps explain why the area has a much higher rate of people using public transport to get to work than the national figure.

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📍 4120, QLD, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

About 10.9% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the Queensland figure of 5.8%. This is a decrease from 2011, when 14.8% of households didn't own a car.

10.9% ▼ -26.6%

Higher than 88% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 14.8%
  • 2016: 11.7%
  • 2021: 10.9%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In 4120, QLD, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 47%, followed by 2 vehicles (31%) and No vehicle (11%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

The 10% of people who use public transport to commute is among the highest for similar areas, though this fell from 19.7% in 2011. Meanwhile, working from home has risen sharply since 2011 to 19.9%, which is well above the state average.

19.9% ▲ +604.5%

Higher than 62% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 2.8%
  • 2016: 3.5%
  • 2021: 19.9%

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

10.0% ▼ -49.1%

Higher than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 19.7%
  • 2016: 19.8%
  • 2021: 10.0%

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 4120, QLD, Car (driver) is the majority at 53%; Worked at home is next at 24%.

Public transport access

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

Public transport options are plentiful, with 36 different routes and 53 stops. All of these services are buses, and the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far above the Queensland figure.

5.10

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).

2,872.1

Higher than 93% 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 into the city is very quick, with a typical drive time of just 6 minutes. Residents also have easy access to transit, with a typical 3-minute walk to the nearest stop.

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.

6

Lower than 98% 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 4120, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4120/4120-qld/topic/transport