1.1% ▼ -37.7%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 1.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
4156, QLD · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 4156, QLD
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more households own multiple cars than in most similar areas, making 4156 a place heavily reliant on private transport. While public transport access is better than the state average, only 3.5% of workers use it for their commute. A striking 20.4% of people now work from home, a figure that has climbed 12 points since 2011.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every home has a car, with only 1.1% of households owning none, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. Most homes are well-equipped, as 82.9% of households own two or more vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 4156, QLD, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 3 vehicles (21%) and 4 or more (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here, with 20.4% of people doing so—well above the Queensland figure of 14.1%. While 57.6% of workers drive themselves to work, the proportion using public transport has fallen to 3.5%.
20.4% ▲ +141.7%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.5% ▼ -38.7%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 13 public transport stops and 6 routes, all of which are buses. With 819.1 weekly departures per 1,000 people, service frequency is a little above the Queensland average.
13
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.84
Higher than 52% 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).
819.1
Higher than 69% 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).
6
Higher than 60% 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 relatively quick, with a typical drive time of 19 minutes. Access to the network is convenient, as the walk to the nearest stop is among the lowest for similar areas.
0
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.
19
Lower than 73% 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 4156, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4156/4156-qld/topic/transport