6.7% ▼ -22.2%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3079, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3079, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A short 12-minute drive to the city makes postcode 3079 a highly accessible hub where working from home is now the norm. Over 40% of workers stay home for their jobs, far more than the national figure.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, though 6.7% of households have no motor vehicle at all. This is much higher than most similar areas, although it is about the same as the state and national figures.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →3079, VIC splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (40%) and 2 vehicles (37%), with 3 vehicles at 10%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 40.4%, which is far above the Victorian average of 25.7%. Public transport use for commuting is much higher than in most similar areas, but it has fallen 10 points since 2011.
40.4% ▲ +638.1%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 40.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.2% ▼ -75.9%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 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 access is strong, with 84 stops and 14 routes. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are well above the state figure, and the network is almost entirely served by buses.
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.
4.93
Higher than 64% 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).
1,638.6
Higher than 85% 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 around is very efficient, with the typical walk to the nearest stop taking just 2 minutes. This is much lower than most 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.
12
Lower than 86% 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 3079, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3079/3079-vic/topic/transport