14.5% ▼ -15.7%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3071, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3071, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A short 11-minute drive to the city makes postcode 3071 one of the most accessible areas for commuting. While car use remains common, 42% of residents now work from home, a massive increase since 2011.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Around 14.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the national figure of 7.4%. Nearly half of all households rely on a single car, though this carless rate has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3071, VIC, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 48%, followed by 2 vehicles (29%) and No vehicle (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far more common here than in the rest of Australia, with 42% of people doing so. Those who do travel for work use public transport at a rate slightly above the national figure, though this dropped 14 points since 2011.
42.0% ▲ +1170.1%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 42.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.6% ▼ -74.9%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 4.6%
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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
Public transport is highly available, with 84 stops and 12 routes serving the area. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are well above the Victorian average, and most services are buses or trams.
84
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.42
Higher than 58% 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).
1,994.7
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).
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.
Daily travel is convenient for residents, with a typical three-minute walk to the nearest transport stop and a very short drive time to the city compared to most other areas.
3
Lower than 71% 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.
11
Lower than 88% 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 3071, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3071, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3071/3071-vic/topic/transport