11.3% ▼ -23.3%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 11.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3073, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3073, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A quick two-minute walk to the nearest stop makes daily travel very easy for people in postcode 3073. This area is well connected with a high density of public transport and a short 16-minute drive to the city, though a significant 27.7% of the workforce now works from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Around 11.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the national figure of 7.4%. Most households have one or two vehicles, though the share of car-free homes fell 3.4 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3073, VIC, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 45%, followed by 2 vehicles (31%) and No vehicle (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged 26 percentage points since 2011 to reach 27.7%, a figure well above the Australian average. Public transport use for work is slightly higher than the state and national figures, but fell 7.5 percentage points over the last decade.
27.7% ▲ +1267.4%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 27.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.1% ▼ -59.8%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.6%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 5.1%
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 332 stops and 15 routes. The area has 6.5 stops and 1,856.9 weekly departures per 1,000 people, both of which are well above the Victorian figures.
332
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.50
Higher than 78% 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).
1,856.9
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).
15
Higher than 80% 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 efficient, with a typical two-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is only 16 minutes, which is much lower than most other areas.
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.
16
Lower than 79% 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 3073, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3073, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3073/3073-vic/topic/transport