5.4% ▼ -8.8%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3043, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3043, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than half of workers in postcode 3043 drive themselves to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. While car use is high, the area is very well connected with a high number of transport stops and a short 17-minute drive to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 39.2% owning two vehicles. Only 5.4% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →3043, VIC splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (38%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 20.9% since 2011, which is about the same as the national figure. Very few people use public transport for their commute, at just 1.8%.
20.9% ▲ +955.4%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.8% ▼ -53.8%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 1.8%
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 5.53 stops per 1,000 people and 1,561.3 weekly departures. All of these services are buses, as there are no trains, trams or ferries.
99
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.53
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).
1,561.3
Higher than 84% 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).
10
Higher than 71% 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 area is easy to navigate, with a typical four-minute walk to the nearest stop. Residents also enjoy a short commute into the city, taking only 17 minutes by car.
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.
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 3043, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3043, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3043/3043-vic/topic/transport