1.5% ▼ -34.8%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
4209, QLD · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 4209, QLD
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 1.5% of households in postcode 4209 have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average. This reliance on cars is reflected in a workforce that mostly drives to work and faces very long walks to public transport.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, with 46.8% of homes owning two vehicles and 15.6% owning three. The proportion of homes without a vehicle has fallen since 2011 to just 1.5%, which is much lower than most similar areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 4209, QLD, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 47%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, with 67.1% being the sole driver. While those working from home rose to 11.6% since 2011, this is still well below the Australian figure of 21%.
11.6% ▲ +184.4%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.4% ▼ -52.9%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 1.4%
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 213 public transport stops and 25 routes, though the vast majority (96.3%) are bus services. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are higher than most similar areas, but remain well below the Queensland figure.
213
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.87
Lower than 58% 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).
477.8
Higher than 62% 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).
25
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.
A typical trip to the city takes about 34 minutes. However, getting to the nearest stop is difficult, with a 41-minute walk that is much higher than most areas.
41
Higher than 76% 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.
34
Lower than 54% 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 4209, QLD
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 4209, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4209/4209-qld/topic/transport