9.0% ▼ -18.3%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 9.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3021, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3021, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A sharp rise in remote work has shaped recent travel patterns in postcode 3021, where 12.5% of people now work from home compared to just 1.7% in 2011. This change comes alongside a high number of households without cars and a very short walk to the nearest transit stop.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9.0% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure. Most households keep one or two cars, though the proportion of car-free homes fell by 2.0 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →3021, VIC splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (38%) and 2 vehicles (34%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for commuting is 5.1%, which is much higher than most areas, though this fell 4.5 percentage points since 2011. Working from home is far below the state figure at 12.5%, while 59.5% of workers drive themselves to work.
12.5% ▲ +656.6%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.1% ▼ -46.8%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 5.1%
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 205 public transport stops, among the largest at this level, with buses making up nearly 90% of the services. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is well below the Victorian figure.
205
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.72
Higher than 51% 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).
844.1
Higher than 70% 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).
12
Higher than 75% 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 convenient, with a typical one-minute walk to the nearest stop, which is much lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is 20 minutes, which is also lower than in most other areas.
1
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.
20
Lower than 71% 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 3021, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3021, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3021/3021-vic/topic/transport