3.4% ▲ +4.2%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 3.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3024, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3024, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few households in postcode 3024 go without a car, as only 3.4% of homes have no motor vehicle. This reliance on cars is balanced by a significant shift in how people work, with over a quarter of the workforce now operating from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is high, with 80.5% of homes owning either one or two vehicles. This is reflected in the fact that far fewer homes are without a car compared to the Victorian and national figures.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →3024, VIC splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (41%) and 1 vehicle (40%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged here, rising 24 points since 2011 to reach 26.0%, which is well above the national figure. Meanwhile, 4.4% of people use public transport to get to work, a rate that is a little above both the state and national levels.
26.0% ▲ +1112.0%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.4% ▼ -8.8%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 9.9%
- 2021: 4.4%
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.
While the area has more public transport stops than 87% of similar places, these are mostly buses. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is well below the Victorian average.
112
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.29
Lower than 54% 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).
834.2
Higher than 69% 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).
8
Higher than 66% 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.
The typical drive time to the city is 34 minutes, which is around the middle for its level. A walk to the nearest transport stop usually takes about 11 minutes.
11
Higher than 52% 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.
34
Lower than 54% 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 3024, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3024, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3024/3024-vic/topic/transport