4.6% ▼ -8.7%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
4158, QLD · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 4158, QLD
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has surged in postcode 4158, with the share of people doing so rising by 12 percentage points since 2011. This shift comes alongside a strong transport network, where 17 different public transport routes serve the area. While cars remain the main way to get around, the region has far better access to transit stops than the state average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here own at least one car, with 42.6% having one vehicle and 36.3% having two. Only 4.6% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has barely changed since 2011 and is a little below the national figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 4158, QLD, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (36%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
About 60.1% of workers drive themselves to work, while 15% work from home. While 4.5% of people use public transport to commute—which is much higher than most similar areas—this is down 3.6 percentage points from 2011.
15.0% ▲ +337.7%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.5% ▼ -44.2%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.1%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 4.5%
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.
Public transport access is a major feature here, with 6.71 stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the Queensland figure. The network is dominated by buses (73.2%) and trains (26.8%), with 660.3 weekly departures per 1,000 people.
26
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.71
Higher than 80% 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).
660.3
Higher than 66% 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).
17
Higher than 84% 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 around is relatively easy, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes only 3 minutes. This is lower than most areas, as is the 22-minute drive time to the city.
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.
22
Lower than 69% 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 4158, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4158/4158-qld/topic/transport