4.4% ▲ +14.5%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3049, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3049, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A huge jump in remote work defines the travel habits of postcode 3049, where the number of people working from home rose by 19 percentage points since 2011. Most residents rely on cars, but the area is well served by buses and has a shorter drive time to the city than most similar places.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 42% of homes owning two vehicles. Only 4.4% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3049, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common for 20.4% of the workforce, a figure higher than most similar areas. In contrast, only 1.3% of people use public transport to get to work, which is a little below the national figure.
20.4% ▲ +982.0%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.3% ▼ -59.9%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 1.3%
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.
Bus services are the only option here, with 9 routes and 42 stops. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are much higher than most areas and a little above the Victorian figure.
42
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.28
Higher than 56% 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).
1,388.4
Higher than 81% 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.
Getting into the city is quicker here than in most similar areas, with a typical drive time of 20 minutes. The usual walk to the nearest transport stop is about 5 minutes.
5
Lower than 62% 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 3049, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3049, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3049/3049-vic/topic/transport