3.2% ▼ -26.2%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3029, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3029, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has surged in postcode 3029, with the number of people doing so jumping 19 percentage points since 2011. Most residents rely on cars to get around, and the area has a very low rate of vehicle-free households compared to the rest of the state.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few homes here are without a car, at just 3.2%, which is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6%. Most households own two vehicles, while 12.7% have three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3029, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (34%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Over half of workers drive themselves to work, though 21.4% now work from home. Public transport use for commuting is about the same as the national figure, though it has fallen since 2011.
21.4% ▲ +891.7%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.3% ▼ -43.9%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 3.3%
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 429 public transport stops and 21 routes, which is more than about 89% of similar areas. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is well below the state figure.
429
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.30
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).
882.1
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).
21
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.
Getting around is relatively quick for the area, with a typical four-minute walk to the nearest stop and a 22-minute drive to the city.
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.
22
Lower than 69% 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 3029, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3029/3029-vic/topic/transport