12.4% ▼ -23.7%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 12.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
4169, QLD · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 4169, QLD
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people use public transport and work from home in postcode 4169 than in most similar areas. While car travel is still common, the area has a very high number of weekly transit departures and a short 6-minute drive to the city. This makes it a highly connected hub where many residents avoid the daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 12.4% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is well above the Queensland figure of 5.8%. While this is among the highest rates for similar areas, the number of car-free homes has fallen by 3.9 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 4169, QLD, 1 vehicle is the majority at 50%; 2 vehicles is next at 28%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged here to 22.1%, which is well above the Queensland figure of 14.1%. Public transport use for work is also well above the national figure, though it has fallen by 9.9 percentage points since 2011.
22.1% ▲ +426.5%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
9.2% ▼ -51.8%
Higher than 97% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.1%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 9.2%
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 is served by 20 different routes and 40 stops, all of which are buses. While there are fewer stops per person than in most areas, the 1,126.9 weekly departures per 1,000 people is well above the Queensland figure.
40
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.52
Lower than 61% 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).
1,126.9
Higher than 75% 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).
20
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 very efficient here, with a typical drive time to the city of just 6 minutes. This is among the lowest for similar areas, and many residents live within a zero-minute walk to their nearest stop.
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.
6
Lower than 98% 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 4169, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4169/4169-qld/topic/transport