3.7% ▼ -11.4%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
4161, QLD · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 4161, QLD
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home in postcode 4161 has risen by 8.8 percentage points since 2011, though the area remains heavily reliant on cars. Most households own multiple vehicles, and while public transport infrastructure is plentiful, actual use for commuting has dropped to just 1.8%.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is high here, with 41.6% of homes having two vehicles and 16.7% having three. Only 3.7% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Australian figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 4161, QLD, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, with 64.9% as the driver. The number of people using public transport to commute fell to 1.8% since 2011, and those working from home (11.9%) are well below the national figure of 21.0%.
11.9% ▲ +281.6%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 11.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.8% ▼ -58.1%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 1.8%
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 strong infrastructure with 112 public transport stops and 17 routes, all of which are buses. There are 6.8 stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the Queensland figure of 2.99.
112
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.80
Higher than 81% 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).
753.3
Higher than 68% 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 to a transport stop is very easy, with a typical walk time of just 1 minute. The drive time to the city is 24 minutes, which is lower than most areas.
1
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.
24
Lower than 66% 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).
More for 4161, QLD
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 4161, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4161/4161-qld/topic/transport