4812, QLD · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 4812, QLD

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

Far more households in postcode 4812 live without a car than in most other areas. While 9.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, this is well above the Queensland figure of 5.8%. This reliance on other options is supported by a public transport network that is much more frequent than the state average.

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📍 4812, QLD, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Almost 10% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is a little above the Australian figure of 7.4%. For those who do own cars, the most common situation is having just one vehicle, which applies to 43.9% of households.

9.8% ▼ -10.9%

Higher than 86% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 11.0%
  • 2016: 10.3%
  • 2021: 9.8%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In 4812, QLD, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 44%, followed by 2 vehicles (33%) and No vehicle (10%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Very few people work from home here, at just 5.2%, which is far below the national figure of 21%. Most residents rely on cars for their commute, with 69.1% driving themselves to work.

5.2% ▲ +116.2%

Lower than 93% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 2.4%
  • 2016: 3.0%
  • 2021: 5.2%

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

1.3% ▼ -27.8%

Higher than 60% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 1.9%
  • 2016: 1.8%
  • 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.

How people get to work

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In 4812, QLD, Car (driver) is the majority at 81%; Car (passenger) is next at 7%.

Public transport access

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

The area has an extensive bus network, with 97 stops and 9 routes. This results in 1,306.9 weekly departures per 1,000 people, a figure far above the Queensland average of 720.7.

5.08

Higher than 66% 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).

1,306.9

Higher than 79% 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 to a stop is easy for residents, with a typical walk of only 2 minutes, which is much lower than in most other areas.

2

Lower than 86% 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).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 4812, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4812/4812-qld/topic/transport