4.1% ▼ -30.3%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
4570, QLD · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 4570, QLD
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer homes without cars has been the main shift in postcode 4570 since 2011. This area relies heavily on private vehicles for travel, with 95.9% of households owning at least one motor vehicle. It is a place where the distance to the city is very high and public transport use remains quite low.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
The typical home here has two vehicles, and only 4.1% of households have no motor vehicle. This is well below the national figure of 7.4%, and the share of carless homes has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 4570, QLD, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 38%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people use public transport to get to work, at just 0.6%. Working from home is also far less common here than across Australia, where 21.0% do so, though the local figure did rise to 9.7% since 2011.
9.7% ▲ +28.1%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.6%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.6% ▼ -26.1%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.6%
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.
While there are 149 public transport stops, which is among the highest for this level, the service is infrequent. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Queensland figure of 720.7, and almost all services are buses.
149
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.21
Lower than 55% 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).
96.6
Lower than 55% 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).
21
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 is a challenge for many, as the walk to the nearest stop can take 87 minutes. This is among the highest times for this level, and the drive to the city takes 119 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
87
Higher than 99% 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.
119
Higher than 87% 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 4570, QLD
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 4570, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4570/4570-qld/topic/transport