18.9% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3057, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3057, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly half of the workforce in postcode 3057 works from home, a figure far above the national average. This shift toward home-based work is a key part of the local transport story, alongside a high number of households that do not own any motor vehicles.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost one in five homes here have no motor vehicle, which is far above the Victorian and Australian figures. Most households that do own a car have just one vehicle, while only 1.4% own four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3057, VIC, 1 vehicle is the majority at 58%; No vehicle is next at 19%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, at 46.8%, and has risen by 43 percentage points since 2011. Meanwhile, 7.0% of workers use public transport, which is well above the national figure but has fallen significantly over the last decade.
46.8% ▲ +1163.8%
Higher than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 46.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
7.0% ▼ -72.9%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.8%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 7.0%
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 options are plentiful, with 12 routes and 58 stops. This results in weekly departures per person that are far above the Victorian average, with trams and light rail making up the bulk of the network.
58
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.37
Higher than 57% 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).
3,191.0
Higher than 95% 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 around is convenient, with a typical walk to the nearest stop taking only 2 minutes. The area is also very close to the city, with a short drive time of just 8 minutes.
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 3057, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3057, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3057/3057-vic/topic/transport