71.8% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 70.6%
- 2016: 75.5%
- 2021: 71.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3000, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3000, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive 64 percentage point gap separates postcode 3000 from the rest of the state in terms of car-free living. This area is almost entirely independent of private cars, with the vast majority of households owning no vehicle. It is a place where working from home and public transport are the primary ways people navigate their daily lives.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost 72% of homes here have no motor vehicle, a figure far above the 7.6% seen across Victoria. This trend has risen slightly since 2011, leaving only about 28% of households with one or more cars.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3000, VIC, No vehicle is the majority at 72%; 1 vehicle is next at 25%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common for 31.8% of residents, which is far above the national figure. Public transport use for commuting is also among the highest at this level, though it fell slightly from 24% in 2011 to 20.7% in 2021.
31.8% ▲ +819.1%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 31.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
20.7% ▼ -13.7%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.0%
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 20.7%
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 highly accessible, with 5,713 weekly departures per 1,000 people—far above the Victorian figure of 1,267. This is supported by a large network of 148 stops, dominated by trams and light rail.
148
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.44
Lower 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).
5,713.4
Higher 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).
78
Higher than 88% 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 is effortless, with a typical drive time to the city of only 2 minutes. The walk to the nearest transport stop is effectively zero minutes, among the lowest for any area.
0
Lower than 99% 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.
2
Lower than 99% 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 3000, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3000, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3000/3000-vic/topic/transport