1.4% ▼ -14.1%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
4518, QLD · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 4518, QLD
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than 62% of workers in postcode 4518 drive themselves to work, reflecting a heavy reliance on cars. This is a place where almost every home owns a vehicle, and very few people use public transport or work from home compared to the national figures.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, with only 1.4% of homes having no motor vehicle. This is well below the Queensland figure of 5.8% and the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 4518, QLD, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (26%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose to 13.1% since 2011, though this remains well below the 21.0% Australian average. Public transport use for commuting is low at 1.4% and has fallen since 2011.
13.1% ▲ +86.8%
Lower than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.4% ▼ -57.0%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 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 0.54 stops per 1,000 people. While there are 25 routes, the area has only 3 stops, and most services are trains.
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.
0.54
Lower than 80% 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).
52.5
Lower than 60% 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.
The typical drive time to the city is 47 minutes. Getting to a transport stop is harder than in most areas, with a typical walk of 16 minutes.
16
Higher than 59% 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 4518, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4518/4518-qld/topic/transport