0.8% ▼ -18.4%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
4562, QLD · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 4562, QLD
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 0.8% of households in postcode 4562 have no motor vehicle, making it an area where car ownership is far more common than in most of Australia. This heavy reliance on private transport reflects the distance from city centres and a lack of local transit options.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high, with 80.7% of homes owning two or more vehicles. This is reflected in the fact that the proportion of homes without a car is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 4562, QLD, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 3 vehicles (21%) and 1 vehicle (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here, with 22.2% of the workforce doing so, which is well above the Queensland figure. Very few people use public transport to get to work, at just 0.3%.
22.2% ▲ +68.4%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.2%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.3% ▼ -60.9%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.3%
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 limited, with only 0.80 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the state average. While there are 12 different routes, most are bus services and departures are far below the Queensland figure.
7
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.80
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).
60.6
Lower than 57% 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).
12
Higher than 75% 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, as the walk to the nearest stop can take 53 minutes. This is much higher than most areas, and the drive time to the city is also higher than most, at 80 minutes.
53
Higher than 83% 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.
80
Higher than 72% 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 4562, QLD
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 4562, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4562/4562-qld/topic/transport