3.1% ▼ -24.8%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
4173, QLD · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 4173, QLD
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer homes go without a car in postcode 4173 than across Australia. Most households here own at least one vehicle, and the area is well-connected with high numbers of public transport stops and departures compared to the state average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 40.6% of homes have two vehicles, while only 3.1% have none. This lack of car-free households is well below the national figure and has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →4173, QLD splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (41%) and 1 vehicle (37%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose sharply since 2011 to reach 16.7%, though this is well below the national figure. Most people drive to work, with 58.4% as the driver, while 3.5% use public transport.
16.7% ▲ +557.1%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.5% ▼ -52.4%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 3.5%
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.
Public transport access is strong, with 5.2 stops per 1,000 people and 957 weekly departures, both far above the Queensland figures. All eight available routes are bus services.
44
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.20
Higher than 67% 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).
957.0
Higher than 72% 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).
8
Higher than 66% 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 convenient, as the typical walk to the nearest stop is just 2 minutes. The drive time to the city is also much lower than in most areas at 14 minutes.
2
Lower than 86% 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 4173, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4173/4173-qld/topic/transport