1.8% ▼ -16.3%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3089, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3089, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than half of workers in postcode 3089 drive themselves to work, though a huge 27.1% now work from home. This is a car-dependent area where very few households go without a vehicle. While public transport is accessible, it is used by only a small fraction of the local workforce.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every home here has a car, with just 1.8% of households owning none. This is well below the national figure of 7.4% and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3089, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 45%, followed by 1 vehicle (21%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged by 24 points since 2011 to reach 27.1%, which is well above the Australian average. Conversely, the number of people using public transport for their commute fell to 1.6%.
27.1% ▲ +658.1%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.6% ▼ -66.8%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 1.6%
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.
Buses make up nearly all local services, with 45 stops and 9 routes available. While the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is higher than most areas, it remains well below the Victorian figure.
45
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.60
Lower than 51% 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).
995.0
Higher than 73% 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).
9
Higher than 69% 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.
A typical trip to the city takes 28 minutes. Access to transit is convenient, as the walk to the nearest stop is just one minute, which is much lower than most areas.
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.
28
Lower than 60% 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 3089, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3089/3089-vic/topic/transport