4.4% ▼ -11.7%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3076, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3076, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has surged by 16 percentage points since 2011 in postcode 3076, where 17% of people now skip the commute. While many residents still rely on cars, the area is served by a high number of public transport routes and frequent departures compared to the rest of the state.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have at least one car, with 41.4% owning two vehicles. Only 4.4% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is well below the national average of 7.4% and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3076, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (34%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the most common way to get to work for 59.9% of residents. While 3.2% use public transport, this is much higher than in most similar areas, though it represents a 3.4 percentage point drop since 2011.
17.0% ▲ +1125.6%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.4%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.2% ▼ -51.4%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 3.2%
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 widely available, with 167 stops and 14 different routes. The area has 2,001.6 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is well above the Victorian figure of 1,267.9, with buses making up 97.7% of these services.
167
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.99
Higher than 65% 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).
2,001.6
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).
14
Higher than 79% 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 to the city is quicker than in most areas, with a typical drive time of 24 minutes. A walk to the nearest transport stop usually takes about 12 minutes.
12
Higher than 54% 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.
24
Lower than 66% 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 3076, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3076, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3076/3076-vic/topic/transport