3.2% ▼ -15.9%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
4227, QLD · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 4227, QLD
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 3.2% of homes in postcode 4227 have no motor vehicle, making this area much less likely to be car-free than the rest of Australia. Most households rely on their own transport to get around, which fits a region where the drive to the city typically takes 54 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 42% of homes owning two vehicles and 12.2% having three. The proportion of homes without a car is well below the national figure of 7.4% and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 4227, QLD, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (37%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, and 14.3% now work from home, a figure that rose 9.9 points since 2011. Use of public transport for commuting is higher than most similar areas, though it fell to 1.4% by 2021.
14.3% ▲ +223.4%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 14.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.4% ▼ -49.8%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 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 64 public transport stops and 19 routes, with buses making up 97.5% of services. While the number of stops per 1,000 people is lower than most areas, weekly departures are about the same as the Queensland figure.
64
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.68
Lower than 60% 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).
734.1
Higher than 67% 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).
19
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.
While it takes 54 minutes to drive to the city, which is longer than most areas, some residents live within a very short walk to their nearest transport stop.
0
Lower than 99% 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.
54
Higher than 60% 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 4227, QLD
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 4227, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4227/4227-qld/topic/transport