7.6% ▼ -31.5%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 7.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
4178, QLD · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 4178, QLD
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has jumped 15 percentage points since 2011 in postcode 4178, where 18.5% of people now do so. This shift comes alongside a decline in public transport use for commuting. Despite these changes, the area remains well-connected with 144 public transport stops serving the community.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, though the 7.6% of households without a vehicle is much higher than in most other areas. This figure has fallen by 3.5 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →4178, QLD splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (38%) and 1 vehicle (37%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
While 4.5% of people use public transport to get to work—which is a little above the national figure—this has fallen 5.3 percentage points since 2011. Most residents drive, with 55.8% of workers being the driver.
18.5% ▲ +369.3%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.5% ▼ -54.4%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.8%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 4.5%
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.
The area is very well served with 24 routes and 144 stops, meaning there are 5.36 stops per 1,000 people. This is far above the Queensland figure of 2.99, though weekly departures per 1,000 people are a little below the state average.
144
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.36
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).
611.8
Higher than 65% 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).
24
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.
It is a relatively quick 20-minute drive to the city for those in this area, which is lower than most other places. The typical walk to the nearest transport stop takes about 6 minutes.
6
Lower than 57% 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.
20
Lower than 71% 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).
More for 4178, QLD
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 4178, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4178/4178-qld/topic/transport