2.5% ▼ -34.4%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
4574, QLD · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 4574, QLD
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few homes without a car define the transport landscape in postcode 4574, where only 2.5% of households lack a vehicle. This is well below the national figure, reflecting a heavy reliance on private transport in an area with virtually no public transit options.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here own multiple cars, with 42.3% having two and another 27.6% owning three or more. The share of homes without a motor vehicle has fallen to 2.5%, which is well below the Queensland figure of 5.8%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 4574, QLD, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 4 or more (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Over half of workers drive themselves to work, while 17.6% work from home, a figure well above the Queensland average. Only 0.5% of people use public transport to commute, which is a little below the national figure.
17.6% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 14.5%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▲ —
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.7%
- 2021: 0.5%
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 effectively non-existent here, with zero stops and routes. This puts the area far below the Queensland average for service access, with no weekly departures recorded 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 area is quite remote, with a typical drive time of 105 minutes to the city, which is much higher than most similar areas.
105
Higher than 83% 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 4574, QLD
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 4574, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4574/4574-qld/topic/transport