8.5% ▼ -25.6%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.4%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3061, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3061, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A shift in how people travel has defined postcode 3061 over the last decade, with the share of residents working from home climbing 10 percentage points since 2011. While car travel remains the main way to get to work, the area is now far better served by public transport than most other parts of the state.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas. Most households own one or two cars, though the share of car-free homes fell by 2.9 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3061, VIC, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 38%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary commute for 62.2% of workers, while 11.6% work from home. This working-from-home rate is far below the Victorian figure of 25.7%, and the 2.7% who use public transport to get to work is a drop of 3.3 points since 2011.
11.6% ▲ +644.5%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.7% ▼ -55.3%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 2.7%
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 among the highest at this level, with 2,201.9 weekly departures per 1,000 people, far above the state figure of 1,267.9. The area has 42 stops and 11 routes, with buses making up 92.8% of the service.
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.
8.44
Higher than 87% 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).
2,201.9
Higher than 89% 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.
It takes typically 20 minutes to drive to the city, which is lower than most areas. The walk to the nearest transport stop takes about 10 minutes, placing the area around the middle for its level.
10
Higher than 50% 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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3061, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3061/3061-vic/topic/transport