4.2% ▼ -30.1%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
4878, QLD · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 4878, QLD
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A staggering 32 minutes is the typical walk to the nearest stop for people in postcode 4878, which is higher than most areas. This suggests a heavy reliance on cars in a place where only 4.2% of homes have no motor vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own at least one car, with 40.1% having two vehicles. The proportion of homes without a motor vehicle has fallen to 4.2%, a figure well below the national average of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →4878, QLD splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (40%) and 1 vehicle (38%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to travel, with 59.5% of workers as the driver. While working from home rose to 12.3% since 2011, this is still well below the Australian figure of 21.0%.
12.3% ▲ +188.9%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.0% ▼ -50.8%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 1.0%
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 consists entirely of buses, with 58 stops and 10 routes. There are 3.86 stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the Queensland figure of 2.99.
58
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.86
Higher than 52% 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).
758.6
Higher than 68% 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).
10
Higher than 71% 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.
Getting around without a car is difficult here, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 32 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
32
Higher than 71% 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 4878, QLD
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 4878, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4878/4878-qld/topic/transport