4340, QLD · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 4340, QLD

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

A gap of over 500 weekly departures per 1,000 people separates postcode 4340 from the Queensland average, highlighting a heavy reliance on cars. This area is mostly car-dependent, with nearly 64% of workers driving themselves to work. Only a small minority of residents use public transport to commute.

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📍 4340, QLD, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Most homes here own multiple cars, with 35.3% having two and 17% having three. Just 5% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has barely changed since 2011 and is a little below the Australian average.

5.0% ▼ -5.7%

Higher than 62% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 5.3%
  • 2016: 5.0%
  • 2021: 5.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In 4340, QLD, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 35%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (17%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home rose to 13.7% by 2021, though this remains well below the national figure of 21%. Public transport use for commuting is very low at 1.4% and has fallen since 2011.

13.7% ▲ +85.7%

Lower than 59% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 7.4%
  • 2016: 6.3%
  • 2021: 13.7%

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

1.4% ▼ -38.4%

Higher than 61% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 2.3%
  • 2016: 2.3%
  • 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.

How people get to work

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In 4340, QLD, Car (driver) is the majority at 75%; Worked at home is next at 16%.

Public transport access

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

With only 2 public transport stops per 1,000 people, access is well below the Queensland average. Weekly departures are also far below the state figure, with buses making up 71.1% of the available services.

2.00

Lower than 65% 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).

202.3

Higher than 52% 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 into the city is a slow process, with a typical drive time of 66 minutes, which is higher than most areas.

66

Higher than 66% 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 4340, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4340/4340-qld/topic/transport