0.9% ▼ -22.0%
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 0.3%
- 2021: 0.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
4516, QLD · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 4516, QLD
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more households in postcode 4516 own cars than in most other areas, with only 0.9% of homes having no motor vehicle. This high reliance on cars is reflected in the daily commute, where over 62% of workers drive themselves to their jobs.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have multiple cars, with 84.3% of households owning two or more vehicles. This rate of car ownership is well below the Queensland and Australian figures for homes without a vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 4516, QLD, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 37%, followed by 3 vehicles (25%) and 4 or more (23%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
While 13.2% of people work from home, this is well below the national figure of 21%. Public transport use for commuting has also fallen, with only 1.4% of workers using it in 2021.
13.2% ▲ +90.6%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.4% ▼ -63.3%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
Public transport access is far below the Queensland average, with only 0.70 stops per 1,000 people. Trains are the primary mode of transit here, accounting for 81.3% of services.
3
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.70
Lower than 78% 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).
68.5
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).
25
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.
A typical resident spends about 15 minutes walking to the nearest transport stop. The drive time to the city is around 47 minutes, which is about the same as other similar areas.
15
Higher than 58% 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.
47
Higher than 56% 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 4516, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4516/4516-qld/topic/transport