4160, QLD · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 4160, QLD

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

Nearly one in five people in postcode 4160 work from home, a figure that has jumped 14 percentage points since 2011. This area is heavily reliant on cars, though it has far more public transport routes than 91% of similar areas. It is a well-connected part of Greater Brisbane where most residents have multiple vehicles.

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📍 4160, QLD, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Most homes here own more than one car, with 42.3% having two and 15.4% having three. Only 3.2% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%.

3.2% ▼ -30.7%

Lower than 56% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 4.7%
  • 2016: 3.3%
  • 2021: 3.2%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In 4160, 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.

Working from home is common here, at 19.2%, which is well above the Queensland figure. While 2.9% of people use public transport to get to work, this is about the same as the state and national figures.

19.2% ▲ +288.0%

Higher than 60% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 4.9%
  • 2016: 5.7%
  • 2021: 19.2%

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

2.9% ▼ -58.9%

Higher than 75% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 7.0%
  • 2016: 6.0%
  • 2021: 2.9%

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 4160, QLD, Car (driver) is the majority at 68%; Worked at home is next at 23%.

Public transport access

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

The area is well served with 69 stops and 23 routes, which is more than most similar areas. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Queensland figure, with buses making up 80.5% of services.

3.62

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).

369.1

Higher than 59% 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.

A typical drive to the city takes 27 minutes, which is lower than in most areas. A walk to the nearest public transport stop takes about 12 minutes.

12

Higher than 54% 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.

27

Lower than 61% 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 4160, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4160/4160-qld/topic/transport