1.3% ▼ -11.7%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
4208, QLD · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 4208, QLD
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few people live without a car in postcode 4208, where only 1.3% of homes have no motor vehicle. This makes the area much lower than most similar places for car-free living. Most residents rely on their own transport to get around and get to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 75.6% of homes owning two or more vehicles. Only 1.3% of households are without a car, a figure that is well below the Queensland and national averages and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 4208, QLD, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (23%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, while only 1.0% use public transport, which is a little below the national figure and down from 2011. Working from home rose to 13.3% by 2021, though this remains well below the Australian average.
13.3% ▲ +161.7%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.0% ▼ -56.8%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 1.0%
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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
The area has 78 public transport stops and 3 routes, all of which are bus services. While the number of stops is higher than 80% of similar areas, weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Queensland figure.
78
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.20
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).
318.5
Higher than 58% 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).
3
Lower than 52% 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 takes about 37 minutes to drive to the city, which is around the middle for its level. However, a 31-minute walk to the nearest stop is higher than most areas.
31
Higher than 71% 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.
37
Lower than 52% 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 4208, QLD
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 4208, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4208/4208-qld/topic/transport