0.8% ▼ -33.8%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
4280, QLD · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 4280, QLD
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Car ownership is exceptionally high in postcode 4280, where only 0.8% of homes have no motor vehicle. This makes the area stand out as being much more reliant on private transport than most other regions. With very few people using public transport to commute, the car is the primary way residents get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have multiple cars, with 81.1% owning two or more vehicles. This high level of ownership is reflected in the fact that far fewer homes lack a vehicle compared to the Queensland figure of 5.8%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 4280, QLD, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 3 vehicles (21%) and 4 or more (20%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the dominant way to get to work, with 66.8% of people as the driver. Working from home rose to 12.2% since 2011, though this remains well below the Australian figure of 21.0%.
12.2% ▲ +136.3%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▼ -52.2%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 0.5%
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.
Public transport is limited to two bus routes, with 1.22 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the Queensland average. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are also far below the state figure.
26
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.22
Lower than 72% 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).
152.3
Lower than 51% 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).
2
Lower than 57% 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.
Getting to the city takes about 34 minutes by car. However, walking to the nearest stop takes 30 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
30
Higher than 70% 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 4280, QLD
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 4280, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4280/4280-qld/topic/transport