3.5% ▼ -20.9%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
4285, QLD · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 4285, QLD
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A 58-minute drive to the city makes postcode 4285 a remote area where cars are essential. Most households own multiple vehicles, as public transport options are very limited and far fewer people work from home compared to the national figure.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 3.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. The majority of households are well-equipped, with 36.4% owning two vehicles and 13.5% owning four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 4285, QLD, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 36%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people use public transport to get to work at 0.3%, a figure that has barely changed since 2011. While working from home rose to 11.4% over the last decade, this remains well below the Australian average of 21%.
11.4% ▲ +64.9%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% ▼ -49.1%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.6%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.3%
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 scarce, with only 0.60 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the Queensland figure of 2.99. All available services are buses, and weekly departures are far below state levels.
13
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.60
Lower than 79% 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).
64.7
Lower than 57% 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).
1
Lower than 71% 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.
Travel is dominated by private cars, which is consistent with the long 58-minute drive time to the city.
58
Higher than 62% 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 4285, QLD
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 4285, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4285/4285-qld/topic/transport