5.2% ▼ -15.4%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
4172, QLD · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 4172, QLD
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people use public transport to get to work in postcode 4172 than in most similar areas. While the typical home has two cars, a significant 21.6% of the workforce now works from home. This shift is part of a broader trend where working from home rose 18 percentage points since 2011.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households have at least one car, with 40.8% owning two vehicles. Only 5.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that has fallen slightly since 2011 and is now a little below the national figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →4172, QLD splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (41%) and 1 vehicle (37%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for commuting is 6.8%, which is well above both the state and national figures. However, 51.6% of workers still drive themselves to work, and the proportion using public transport fell 6.2 percentage points since 2011.
21.6% ▲ +478.0%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.8% ▼ -47.4%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.0%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 6.8%
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 is well served by 25 different routes and 16 stops, making it one of the largest hubs at this level. Buses are the primary mode of travel here, accounting for 80.3% of public transport use.
16
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.23
Lower than 55% 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).
703.6
Higher than 67% 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).
25
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 to the city is faster than in most areas, with a typical drive time of only 14 minutes. For those using transit, the typical walk to the nearest stop takes about 8 minutes.
8
Lower 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.
14
Lower than 82% 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 4172, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4172/4172-qld/topic/transport