2.7% ▼ -18.3%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 2.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
4550, QLD · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 4550, QLD
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer homes without a car are found in postcode 4550 compared to most other areas. This high reliance on private vehicles is reflected in the way people travel, with very few residents using public transport to get to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 2.7% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Queensland figure of 5.8%. Most households have at least two vehicles, with 42.3% owning exactly two and 12.3% owning four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 4550, QLD, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (27%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose to 12.1% since 2011, though this remains well below the Australian figure of 21.0%. Very few people use public transport for their commute, with only 1.2% doing so.
12.1% ▲ +161.6%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.6%
- 2016: 5.5%
- 2021: 12.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.2% ▼ -48.8%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 1.9%
- 2021: 1.2%
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 limited, with only 0.81 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the state average. While there are 27 routes, the number of weekly departures is far below the Queensland figure.
4
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.81
Lower than 77% 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).
167.9
Higher than 50% 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).
27
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.
Getting around without a car is difficult here, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 36 minutes. This is higher than most areas, as is the 62-minute drive time to the city.
36
Higher than 74% 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.
62
Higher than 64% 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 4550, QLD
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 4550, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4550/4550-qld/topic/transport