15.2% ▼ -20.2%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3055, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3055, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people work from home in postcode 3055 than the national figure, with 37.2% of the workforce doing so. This area is highly connected, combining a very short 8-minute drive to the city with a high density of public transport options.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 15.2% 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 number of car-free households has fallen by 3.8 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3055, VIC, 1 vehicle is the majority at 53%; 2 vehicles is next at 24%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here at 37.2%, a figure far above the Australian average. While 5.9% of people use public transport to get to work—well above the state figure—this has fallen sharply from 20.5% in 2011.
37.2% ▲ +1211.5%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 37.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.9% ▼ -71.1%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.5%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 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.
Public transport access is much higher than most areas, with 91 stops across 9 routes. There are 1,987 weekly departures per 1,000 people, well above the Victorian figure of 1,267.
91
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.17
Higher than 76% 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).
1,987.1
Higher than 88% 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 around is very easy here, as the typical walk to the nearest stop is just 2 minutes. This accessibility is matched by a very short 8-minute drive time to the city.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
8
Lower than 94% 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 3055, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3055, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3055/3055-vic/topic/transport