3.7% ▼ -21.8%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
4503, QLD · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 4503, QLD
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 62% of workers in postcode 4503 drive themselves to work, reflecting a strong reliance on cars. While the area has a high number of total transport routes, residents face long travel times to the city and limited nearby stop access.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here own multiple cars, with 41.1% having two vehicles and 12.8% having three. Only 3.7% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is well below the national average and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →4503, QLD splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (41%) and 1 vehicle (36%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose to 12.5% since 2011, though this remains well below the Australian figure. A very small number of people use public transport for their commute, at 3.2%.
12.5% ▲ +304.2%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.2% ▼ -36.0%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 3.2%
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.
There are 112 public transport stops, which is more than most similar areas, but the number of stops per person is well below the Queensland average. Busses are the primary mode of travel, making up 90.4% of services.
112
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.13
Lower than 64% 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).
369.1
Higher than 59% 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).
54
Higher than 87% 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 around can be challenging, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking 84 minutes. This is among the highest for similar areas, and the drive time to the city is also much higher than most places.
84
Higher than 99% 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.
92
Higher than 77% 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 4503, QLD
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 4503, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4503/4503-qld/topic/transport