5.6% ▼ -18.9%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.9%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3041, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3041, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Forty-five percent of workers in postcode 3041 drive themselves to work, making the car the most common way to commute. The area has seen a massive shift toward flexible work, with more than 32% of people now working from home. This high rate of home-working is far above the national figure.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have at least one car, with 40.1% owning two vehicles. Only 5.6% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is slightly lower than the Victorian and national averages.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →3041, VIC splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (40%) and 1 vehicle (36%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose by 29 percentage points since 2011 to reach 32.5%, which is well above the state average. Meanwhile, those using public transport to get to work fell to 2.9% over the same period.
32.5% ▲ +868.9%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.9% ▼ -65.1%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 2.9%
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.
Public transport access is much higher than most areas, with 5.49 stops per 1,000 people and a high number of weekly departures. There are 72 stops in the area, consisting of buses and trams.
72
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.49
Higher than 71% 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).
1,687.6
Higher than 86% 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).
9
Higher than 69% 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 drive time to the city is just 17 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. However, the walk to the nearest transport stop takes about 28 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
28
Higher than 68% 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.
17
Lower than 77% 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 3041, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3041, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3041/3041-vic/topic/transport