7.3% ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3083, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3083, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people use public transport and have better access to it in postcode 3083 than in most similar areas. While the typical home has one or two cars, the area's strong transit links make it easier to get around without a vehicle. Working from home has also become much more common here since 2011.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than in most areas. Most households rely on cars, with 37% owning two vehicles and 36.6% owning one.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →3083, VIC splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (37%) and 1 vehicle (37%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose sharply to 22% since 2011, though this is well below the Victorian figure of 25.7%. More people use public transport to get to work here than in most similar areas, though this figure fell from 7.8% in 2011.
22.0% ▲ +854.3%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.5% ▼ -54.7%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 3.5%
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 among the highest in the region, with 155 stops and 20 routes. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far above the Victorian figure, with buses and trams serving the area.
155
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.92
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).
2,338.7
Higher than 90% 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).
20
Higher than 86% 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 easier than in most areas, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes only one minute. The drive time to the city is also lower than in most similar places.
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.
22
Lower than 69% 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 3083, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3083, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3083/3083-vic/topic/transport