3.6% ▼ -22.7%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 3.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
4159, QLD · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 4159, QLD
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer households lack a car in postcode 4159 compared to the national average. This area is heavily reliant on private vehicles, though it offers a higher number of public transport routes than most similar places.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is common here, with 41.7% of homes having two vehicles and only 3.6% having none. This lack of carless households is well below the Australian figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 4159, QLD, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, though 16% now work from home, a figure that rose 12 points since 2011. Those using public transport for their commute make up 2.7% of the workforce.
16.0% ▲ +261.3%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.7% ▼ -57.2%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 2.7%
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.
With 19 routes and 54 stops, this area has more transport options than about 87% of similar places. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is well below the Queensland figure.
54
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.64
Higher than 50% 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).
456.7
Higher than 61% 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).
19
Higher than 86% 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 just 4 minutes. The drive time to the city is 23 minutes, which is lower than most areas.
4
Lower than 67% 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.
23
Lower than 67% 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 4159, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4159/4159-qld/topic/transport