3.7% ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3023, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3023, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Work habits have shifted dramatically in postcode 3023, where the number of people working from home jumped from 2% to 20.7% since 2011. Most residents rely on cars to get around, with very few households lacking a motor vehicle compared to the rest of the state.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 43% of homes owning two vehicles and only 3.7% having none. This lack of car-free households is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3023, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Over half of workers drive themselves to work, while 20.7% now work from home, a figure that has risen sharply since 2011. Only 2.2% of people commute by public transport, which is about the same as the national figure.
20.7% ▲ +930.6%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.2% ▼ -58.0%
Higher than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 2.2%
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 216 public transport stops, which is among the largest number for areas of this level. However, there are only 3.22 stops per 1,000 people, which is well below the Victorian average of 4.41.
216
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.22
Lower than 55% 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).
984.4
Higher than 72% 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).
23
Higher than 86% 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.
A typical trip to the city takes 21 minutes, which is lower than most areas. The usual walk to the nearest transport stop takes about 14 minutes.
14
Higher than 57% 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.
21
Lower than 70% 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 3023, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3023, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3023/3023-vic/topic/transport