4287, QLD · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 4287, QLD

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Far fewer people rely on public transport in postcode 4287 than in the rest of Australia. This is a car-dependent area where almost every home owns a vehicle and working from home is common. The typical trip to the city takes 84 minutes, making it much longer than in most other areas.

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📍 4287, QLD, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Most homes here have multiple cars, with 37.9% owning two and 19.1% owning three. Only 3.2% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Australian figure of 7.4%.

3.2% ▼ -30.1%

Lower than 56% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 4.7%
  • 2016: 1.6%
  • 2021: 3.2%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In 4287, QLD, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 37%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (19%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home is popular here, with 22.0% of people doing so, a figure well above the Queensland average. Conversely, 0.0% of people commute by public transport, which is well below the national figure.

22.0% ▲ +42.9%

Higher than 68% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 15.4%
  • 2016: 18.1%
  • 2021: 22.0%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 1.3%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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.

How people get to work

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In 4287, QLD, Car (driver) is the majority at 65%; Worked at home is next at 26%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

There is a complete lack of public transport infrastructure in this area. With zero routes and stops, access to services is far below the Queensland average.

0.00

Lower than 99% 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).

0.0

Lower than 99% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Getting around is heavily reliant on private travel, as the drive time to the city is 84 minutes, which is higher than most areas.

84

Higher than 74% 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).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 4287, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4287/4287-qld/topic/transport