12.5% ▼ -16.6%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3047, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3047, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of the workforce in postcode 3047 travels by car to work, though the area is notably less car-reliant than most. This is a place where 12.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure well above the national average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 12.5% of households here do not own a car, which is among the highest rates for similar areas. This represents a small drop from 15% in 2011, with 40.4% of homes now owning a single vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3047, VIC, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 40%, followed by 2 vehicles (31%) and No vehicle (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for commuting is well above the national figure at 6.4%. Meanwhile, working from home is far less common here than in the rest of Victoria, with only 11.4% of workers doing so.
11.4% ▲ +792.3%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.4% ▼ -23.1%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 6.4%
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.
The area has an extensive network with 113 public transport stops and 27 routes. This provides a high level of access, with weekly departures per 1,000 people far above the state figure.
113
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.26
Higher than 68% 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).
2,279.5
Higher than 90% 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).
27
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 20 minutes, which is shorter than in most areas. The usual walk to the nearest transport stop is about 6 minutes.
6
Lower 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.
20
Lower than 71% 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 3047, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3047, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3047/3047-vic/topic/transport