4520, QLD · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 4520, QLD

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

A huge 28.3% of people in postcode 4520 work from home, a figure far above the national average. This reflects a community where home-based work is common and car reliance is very high. Most households own multiple vehicles to navigate the area.

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📍 4520, QLD, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Very few homes lack a car, with only 0.8% having no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure. Most households are heavily equipped, as 83.9% of homes own two or more vehicles.

0.8% ▼ -30.1%

Lower than 85% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 1.2%
  • 2016: 0.6%
  • 2021: 0.8%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In 4520, QLD, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 3 vehicles (22%) and 4 or more (19%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home has risen by 19 points since 2011 to 28.3%, which is far above the Queensland figure. Public transport use for commuting is a little below the national average at 1.7% and has fallen since 2011.

28.3% ▲ +202.3%

Higher than 80% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 9.4%
  • 2016: 10.1%
  • 2021: 28.3%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

1.7% ▼ -46.3%

Higher than 64% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 3.2%
  • 2016: 3.1%
  • 2021: 1.7%

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.

How people get to work

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In 4520, QLD, Car (driver) is the majority at 59%; Worked at home is next at 34%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Public transport access is limited, with 1.3 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the state average. There are 18 stops across 4 routes, and all services provided are buses.

1.30

Lower than 71% 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).

104.9

Lower than 54% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

It takes about 32 minutes to drive to the city, which is around the middle for similar areas.

32

Lower 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 4520, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4520/4520-qld/topic/transport