16.2% ▼ -19.8%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.2%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3054, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3054, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people work from home in postcode 3054 than in most similar areas, with 46.8% of the workforce doing so. This high rate of home working and a very short 7-minute drive to the city define the transport landscape here. It is a place where many residents rely less on cars than the rest of the country.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 16.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the Victorian figure of 7.6%. While this is among the highest rates for similar areas, the proportion of car-free homes has fallen by 4 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3054, VIC, 1 vehicle is the majority at 51%; 2 vehicles is next at 26%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, rising 41 percentage points since 2011 to reach 46.8%. Public transport use for commuting is a little above the national figure at 5.9%, though this has fallen 15 points over the last decade.
46.8% ▲ +723.0%
Higher than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 5.6%
- 2021: 46.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.9% ▼ -71.5%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 21.4%
- 2021: 5.9%
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.
The area has 37 public transport stops and 11 routes, with weekly departures per 1,000 people being far above the state figure. Trams and light rail are the dominant modes, making up 67.6% of the network.
37
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.52
Higher than 59% 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).
3,625.7
Higher than 98% 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).
11
Higher than 73% 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 quick 7-minute drive to the city puts this area among the lowest for travel times to the center. The typical walk to the nearest transport stop takes about 9 minutes, which is around the middle for its level.
9
Lower than 52% 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.
7
Lower than 96% 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 3054, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3054, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3054/3054-vic/topic/transport