5.2% ▼ -28.5%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.3%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
4207, QLD · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 4207, QLD
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A 79-minute walk to the nearest stop is among the highest for similar areas, highlighting the challenge of getting around postcode 4207 without a car. Most households rely on their own vehicles, as public transport use remains very low and working from home is far less common here than across Australia.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one vehicle, with 37.5% owning two and 14% owning three. Only 5.2% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has fallen since 2011 and is now a little below the national figure.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →4207, QLD splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (37%) and 1 vehicle (35%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
The vast majority of workers drive, with 67.9% as the driver. Only 1.5% use public transport to get to work, and while working from home rose to 9.6% since 2011, this is still far below the Australian figure of 21%.
9.6% ▲ +161.9%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.5% ▼ -58.8%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 1.5%
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 has 31 routes and 208 stops, but weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Queensland figure. Buses make up almost all of the service, accounting for 94.5% of public transport modes.
208
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.04
Lower than 57% 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).
431.7
Higher than 61% 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).
31
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.
The typical drive time to the city is 49 minutes. Access to transit is a significant hurdle, with the walk to the nearest stop being among the longest for similar areas.
79
Higher than 97% 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.
49
Higher than 57% 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 4207, QLD
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 4207, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4207/4207-qld/topic/transport