4817, QLD · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 4817, QLD

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

Nearly 73% of workers in postcode 4817 drive themselves to work, reflecting a heavy reliance on private cars. This is an area where very few people work from home and public transport is rarely used for the daily commute.

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📍 4817, QLD, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Most homes have at least one car, with 42.7% owning two vehicles. Only 3.9% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is well below the national average and has barely changed since 2011.

3.9% ▲ +5.3%

Higher than 51% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 3.7%
  • 2016: 3.6%
  • 2021: 3.9%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In 4817, QLD, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (15%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Very few people use public transport to get to work, at just 0.9%. Working from home is also rare here at 4.5%, which is far below the national figure, although this has risen slightly since 2011.

4.5% ▲ +95.2%

Lower than 95% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 2.3%
  • 2016: 2.2%
  • 2021: 4.5%

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

0.9% ▼ -37.8%

Higher than 52% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 1.4%
  • 2016: 1.1%
  • 2021: 0.9%

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 4817, QLD, Car (driver) is the majority at 85%; Car (passenger) is next at 7%.

Public transport access

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

While there are 64 public transport stops and 6 routes, there are only 2.08 stops per 1,000 people, which is lower than most areas. All public transport services are buses, though weekly departures are far below the Queensland average.

2.08

Lower than 65% 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).

393.0

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).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 4817, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4817/4817-qld/topic/transport