1.8% ▼ -7.1%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3096, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3096, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few households without a car define postcode 3096, where only 1.8% of homes have no motor vehicle. This is a heavily car-reliant area where the vast majority of residents own multiple vehicles and a growing number now work from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 81.8% of homes owning two or more vehicles. Only 1.8% of households are without a car, a figure that is well below the Victorian average of 7.6% and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3096, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 3 vehicles (20%) and 4 or more (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged by 20 points since 2011 to reach 24.3%, which is well above the national figure. Meanwhile, those using public transport to get to work fell to 1.7%, leaving the car as the primary choice for 52.9% of workers.
24.3% ▲ +460.0%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.7% ▼ -67.4%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 1.7%
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 options are limited, with only 4 stops and 2 routes serving the area. This is far below the Victorian average for stops per 1,000 people, and weekly departures are also far below the state figure.
4
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.09
Lower than 65% 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).
550.0
Higher than 63% 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).
2
Lower than 57% 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 32 minutes by car. For those using public transport, the usual walk to the nearest stop is about 15 minutes.
15
Higher than 58% 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 3096, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3096, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3096/3096-vic/topic/transport