5.5% ▼ -32.8%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 5.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
4170, QLD · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 4170, QLD
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has surged by 20 percentage points since 2011 in postcode 4170, where nearly one in four people now avoid a daily commute. This shift happens alongside a significant drop in public transport use for work, though the area remains very well connected to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, and only 5.5% of households have no motor vehicle. This figure is about the same as the Queensland average and has fallen by 2.7 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →4170, QLD splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (40%) and 2 vehicles (39%), with 3 vehicles at 10%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
While 24.3% of people work from home—far above the state figure—those who do travel for work are more likely to use public transport than people in most other areas, at 6.7%.
24.3% ▲ +524.4%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.7% ▼ -58.8%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.1%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 6.7%
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.
The area is very well served by transport, with 149 stops and 36 routes. There are 5.32 stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the Queensland figure of 2.99, and buses make up 92.7% of the services.
149
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.32
Higher than 69% 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).
1,023.9
Higher than 73% 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).
36
Higher than 87% 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 the city is quick, with a typical drive time of just 10 minutes. Access to transit is also easy, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking only one minute.
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.
10
Lower than 90% 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 4170, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4170/4170-qld/topic/transport