2.6% ▼ -11.4%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 2.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
4212, QLD · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 4212, QLD
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 2.6% of homes in postcode 4212 lack a motor vehicle, making cars a near-essential part of daily life here. While public transport options are widely available, very few residents use them for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every household owns at least one car, with 42.5% owning two and 8.9% owning four or more. The proportion of homes without a vehicle is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 4212, QLD, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has become much more common, rising 12 points since 2011 to reach 18.5%. Meanwhile, those using public transport to get to work have fallen to 1.5%, which is a little below the Queensland figure.
18.5% ▲ +165.8%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 18.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.5% ▼ -37.8%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 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 a high number of public transport stops and 28 different routes, which is among the largest for its level. Most of these services are buses, which make up 86.8% of the transport modes.
103
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.08
Lower than 56% 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).
596.3
Higher than 64% 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).
28
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 takes about 40 minutes to drive to the city, a time that is around the middle for similar areas. Walking to the nearest transport stop typically takes about 11 minutes.
11
Higher than 52% 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.
40
Higher than 50% 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 4212, QLD
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 4212, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4212/4212-qld/topic/transport