3.4% ▼ -19.7%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
4500, QLD · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 4500, QLD
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A heavy reliance on cars shapes daily life in postcode 4500, where only 3.4% of homes lack a motor vehicle. While the area has a large number of transit routes, most residents still prefer driving to work or staying home to do their jobs.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households have multiple cars, with 42% owning two vehicles and another 24.7% owning three or more. Far fewer homes are without a car compared to the national figure, and this has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 4500, QLD, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 60.6% of people. Working from home has risen sharply since 2011 to reach 14.8%, which is about the same as the Queensland figure but well below the national average.
14.8% ▲ +345.3%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.3% ▼ -57.6%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 3.3%
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.
The area has 160 public transport stops and 31 routes, which are among the largest totals for its level. Despite this, weekly departures per 1,000 people are well below the Queensland figure, and the network is dominated by buses.
160
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.50
Lower than 52% 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).
452.6
Higher than 61% 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).
31
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.
It takes 26 minutes to drive to the city, which is lower than most areas. However, the 33-minute walk to the nearest stop is higher than in most other places.
33
Higher than 72% 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.
26
Lower than 63% 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 4500, QLD
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 4500, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4500/4500-qld/topic/transport