2.9% ▼ -45.7%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
4517, QLD · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 4517, QLD
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 2.9% of homes in postcode 4517 lack a motor vehicle, making it an area where most people rely heavily on cars. This high level of vehicle ownership reflects a place where getting around usually requires a personal car for daily life.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own at least one car, with 34.2% having two and 11.6% owning four or more. The share of homes without a vehicle is much lower than the national figure and has fallen 2.4 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →4517, QLD splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (37%) and 2 vehicles (34%), with 3 vehicles at 15%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to work for 59.1% of people, while 13.9% work from home. Very few residents use public transport for their commute, a figure that has fallen 1.9 percentage points since 2011.
13.9% ▲ +67.1%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.0% ▼ -66.5%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 1.0%
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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
The area has 25 public transport routes, but weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Queensland figure. Trains are the main 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.
3.19
Lower than 55% 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).
312.4
Higher than 58% 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.
Walking to the nearest transport stop takes a typical resident 54 minutes, which is much higher than most areas. The usual drive time to the city is 49 minutes.
54
Higher than 84% 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.
49
Higher than 57% 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 4517, QLD
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 4517, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4517/4517-qld/topic/transport