21.4% ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 98% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 22.2%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 21.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3056, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3056, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people work from home in postcode 3056 than in most similar areas, with 44.4% of workers doing so. This reflects a highly connected hub where a huge number of households forgo owning a car entirely. The area is defined by its ease of movement and strong links to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Over one in five homes (21.4%) have no motor vehicle, which is far above the national figure of 7.4%. Most households with a car own just one, while only 1.7% have four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3056, VIC, 1 vehicle is the majority at 52%; No vehicle is next at 21%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged since 2011 to 44.4%, a figure far above the Victorian average of 25.7%. Meanwhile, the 7.1% of people using public transport to get to work is well above the national rate, though this is down 18 points from 2011.
44.4% ▲ +1151.4%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 44.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
7.1% ▼ -71.1%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 26.1%
- 2021: 7.1%
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 is highly accessible here, with 117 stops and 12 routes serving the area. The 1,893 weekly departures per 1,000 people is well above the Victorian figure of 1,267.
117
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.70
Higher than 61% 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).
1,893.1
Higher than 87% 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).
12
Higher than 75% 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 very fast, with a typical drive time of just 7 minutes. This ease of access is matched by a short walk to the nearest stop, which takes only 2 minutes for most.
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.
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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3056, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3056/3056-vic/topic/transport