4573, QLD · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 4573, QLD

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

Only 2.3% of homes in postcode 4573 lack a motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average. This makes it a highly car-dependent area where most households own multiple vehicles. Reliance on private transport is further highlighted by the long commute times to the city.

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📍 4573, QLD, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Cars are common here, with 44.2% of homes owning two vehicles and 12.6% having three. Very few households get by without a car, a trend that has fallen further since 2011.

2.3% ▼ -43.9%

Lower than 70% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 4.0%
  • 2016: 2.7%
  • 2021: 2.3%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In 4573, QLD, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (35%) and 3 vehicles (13%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home is popular, with 19.2% of people doing so—a figure well above the Queensland average. Very few people use public transport to get to work, with only 0.7% doing so.

19.2% ▲ +145.7%

Higher than 60% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 7.8%
  • 2016: 8.8%
  • 2021: 19.2%

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

0.7% ▼ -41.7%

Lower than 51% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 1.3%
  • 2016: 1.8%
  • 2021: 0.7%

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 4573, QLD, Car (driver) is the majority at 70%; Worked at home is next at 22%.

Public transport access

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

Bus services are the only option for public transport. While there are 76 stops, weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state figure.

2.42

Lower than 62% 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).

410.8

Higher than 60% 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.

Getting into the city is a lengthy trip, with a typical drive time of 77 minutes, which is higher than most areas.

77

Higher than 71% 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 4573, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4573/4573-qld/topic/transport