8.5% ▼ -22.8%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 9.2%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3016, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3016, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive shift in how people work defines postcode 3016, where the number of residents working from home soared by 36 percentage points since 2011. Now, 41.5% of the workforce works from home, a figure that is far above the national average. This change has come as public transport use for commuting has dropped significantly over the last decade.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas, though this is 2.5 percentage points lower than in 2011. Most households keep one or two cars, with 39.8% owning one and 37.4% owning two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →3016, VIC splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (40%) and 2 vehicles (37%), with 3 vehicles at 10%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 41.5% of people doing so—far above the Victoria figure of 25.7%. Meanwhile, only 2.6% of residents commute by public transport, a sharp fall from 11.5% in 2011.
41.5% ▲ +720.0%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 41.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.6% ▼ -77.6%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 2.6%
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 has 71 public transport stops and four routes, with bus services making up 92% of the network. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are much higher than most areas and slightly above the state figure.
71
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.43
Higher than 58% 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).
1,322.6
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).
4
Higher than 52% 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 into the city is quick, with a typical drive time of 13 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. Access to transit is also convenient, with a typical 4-minute walk to the nearest stop.
4
Lower than 67% 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.
13
Lower than 84% 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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3016, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3016/3016-vic/topic/transport