0.5% ▼ -19.5%
Lower than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3090, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3090, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than 26% of workers in postcode 3090 now work from home, a massive jump from just 6.1% in 2011. This area is heavily dependent on cars, with almost every household owning at least one vehicle and very few people using public transport to commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, as only 0.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. Most households own multiple cars, with 39% having two and 25.1% owning four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3090, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 4 or more (25%) and 3 vehicles (24%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is much more common here than in most areas, accounting for 26.7% of trips. Meanwhile, only 0.6% of people use public transport to get to work, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
26.7% ▲ +339.7%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.6% ▼ -70.2%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.1%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 0.6%
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.
While the number of stops and routes is about average, the frequency of services is among the highest at this level, with 2,669.1 weekly departures per 1,000 people. All available public transport services here are buses.
11
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.27
Higher than 56% 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).
2,669.1
Higher than 92% 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).
4
Higher than 52% 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.
It takes about 27 minutes to drive to the city, which is lower than most areas. The typical walk to the nearest transport stop takes around 11 minutes.
11
Higher than 52% 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.
27
Lower than 61% 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 3090, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3090, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3090/3090-vic/topic/transport