1.3% ▲ +11.2%
Lower than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3091, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3091, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer homes without a car are found in postcode 3091 than in most of Victoria, with only 1.3% of households lacking a vehicle. This high reliance on cars is a defining feature of the area, as most homes own multiple vehicles. While the region has excellent access to public transport, very few people actually use it for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, as only 1.3% of homes have no motor vehicle—a figure well below the state and national averages. Most households are heavily equipped, with 30.8% owning four or more vehicles and 32.9% owning two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →3091, VIC splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (33%) and 4 or more (31%), with 3 vehicles at 26%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 55% of people, while 22.3% work from home, a figure that rose 15 points since 2011. Very few people use public transport to commute, at just 0.6%, which is a little below the national figure.
22.3% ▲ +200.4%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 7.0%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.6% ▼ -76.6%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 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.
Public transport access is among the highest for its level, with 13.11 stops and 4,094.3 weekly departures per 1,000 people, both far above the Victorian average. All services in the area are provided by buses.
21
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
13.11
Higher than 91% 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).
4,094.3
Higher than 99% 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.
Getting around is typical for the area, with a 6-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is 32 minutes, which is around the middle for similar locations.
6
Lower than 57% 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.
32
Lower than 56% 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 3091, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3091, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3091/3091-vic/topic/transport