4174, QLD · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 4174, QLD

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Working from home has jumped 13 percentage points since 2011 in postcode 4174. This area relies heavily on cars, though it has a very short 14-minute drive to the city. While most residents own vehicles, a small number use the train for their daily commute.

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📍 4174, QLD, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Only 2.6% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. Most households own at least two cars, with 45.3% having exactly two.

2.6% ▼ -26.2%

Lower than 65% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 3.5%
  • 2016: 3.9%
  • 2021: 2.6%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In 4174, QLD, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 45%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (14%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

About 16.1% of people work from home, a figure that is a little above the Queensland average. While 4.0% of residents use public transport to get to work, this is much higher than in most similar areas.

16.1% ▲ +440.2%

Higher than 50% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 3.0%
  • 2016: 3.2%
  • 2021: 16.1%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

4.0% ▼ -44.7%

Higher than 83% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 7.3%
  • 2016: 7.3%
  • 2021: 4.0%

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.

How people get to work

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In 4174, QLD, Car (driver) is the majority at 69%; Worked at home is next at 19%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Public transport here is dominated by trains, which account for 85.9% of the mode. However, with only 1.41 stops per 1,000 people, access is far below the state figure.

1.41

Lower than 70% 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).

280.3

Higher than 57% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

The drive time to the city is just 14 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. The typical walk to the nearest transport stop takes about 12 minutes.

12

Higher 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 4174, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4174/4174-qld/topic/transport