3065, VIC · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 3065, VIC

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Nearly half of all workers now work from home in postcode 3065, a massive jump from just 5.3% in 2011. This shift reflects a modern way of living where the need for daily travel has dropped. It is an area where many people live without a car and the city is just a five-minute drive away.

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📍 3065, VIC, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

About 27.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is far above the Victorian figure of 7.6%. While this is among the highest rates for this kind of area, the proportion fell slightly by 2.2 percentage points since 2011.

27.5% ▼ -7.4%

Higher than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 29.7%
  • 2016: 29.2%
  • 2021: 27.5%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In 3065, VIC, 1 vehicle is the majority at 53%; No vehicle is next at 27%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home is very common here, with 48.1% of people doing so—far above the national figure of 21%. Those who do commute use public transport more than most people in other areas, though this fell from 18.5% in 2011 to 5.6% recently.

48.1% ▲ +800.5%

Higher than 97% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 5.3%
  • 2016: 5.7%
  • 2021: 48.1%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

5.6% ▼ -69.7%

Higher than 89% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 18.5%
  • 2016: 20.1%
  • 2021: 5.6%

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.

How people get to work

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In 3065, VIC, Worked at home is the majority at 59%; Car (driver) is next at 21%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

The area has 35 different routes and 37 stops, with 69.9% being trams or light rail. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are among the highest at this level and far above the Victorian figure.

3.55

Lower than 51% 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).

3,300.4

Higher than 96% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Getting around is very easy here, as the walk to the nearest stop takes only one minute. This is much lower than most areas, and the drive time to the city is among the lowest at just five minutes.

1

Lower than 99% 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.

5

Lower than 99% 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 3065, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3065/3065-vic/topic/transport