5.0% ▼ -16.0%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
4740, QLD · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 4740, QLD
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 4.6% of people in postcode 4740 work from home, a figure far below the national average. Most residents rely on private cars to get around, which is common for a large area of nearly 880 square kilometres. While there are many bus stops, very few people use public transport for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 39% of homes have two motor vehicles, and 14.6% have three. Only 5% of households have no vehicle, which is a little below the Australian figure and has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 4740, QLD, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work, with 72.1% of people as the driver. Only 1.3% use public transport, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but has fallen since 2011.
4.6% ▲ +40.1%
Lower than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.3% ▼ -45.5%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 1.3%
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.
The area is served entirely by buses with 218 stops, though these are spread thin at 2.55 stops per 1,000 people. This is a little below the Queensland average, and weekly departures are far below the state figure.
218
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.55
Lower than 61% 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).
194.6
Higher than 52% 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).
11
Higher than 73% 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.
It takes a typical resident about 7 minutes to walk to the nearest public transport stop, which is around the middle for areas of this level.
7
Lower than 55% 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.
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 4740, QLD
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 4740, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4740/4740-qld/topic/transport