1.3% ▼ -24.7%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
4521, QLD · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 4521, QLD
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has surged by 13 percentage points since 2011 in postcode 4521, where 21.4% of people now skip the commute. This shift happens in an area where private cars are essential, as only 1.3% of homes lack a vehicle. It is a region with almost no public transport options and a typical 47-minute drive to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every home has a car, with just 1.3% of households owning none, a figure well below the national average. Most homes are heavily equipped for driving, as 43.3% have two vehicles and another 36.7% have three or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 4521, QLD, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 3 vehicles (20%) and 1 vehicle (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Only 1% of workers use public transport, which is a little below the national figure and a decline from 2.3% in 2011. In contrast, the 21.4% who work from home is well above the Queensland average.
21.4% ▲ +147.4%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.0% ▼ -55.0%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 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.
Public transport is virtually non-existent here, with no routes or stops recorded. This puts the area far below the state average for both the number of stops and weekly departures per 1,000 people.
0
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.00
Lower than 99% 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).
0.0
Lower than 99% 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).
0
Lower than 99% 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, which is around the middle for similar areas.
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).
More for 4521, QLD
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 4521, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4521/4521-qld/topic/transport