0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3097, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3097, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every household in postcode 3097 owns a car, making it much more vehicle-dependent than most areas. While there is access to public transport, the area is heavily reliant on private cars and home-based work for daily travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
No homes in the area are without a motor vehicle, which is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6%. Most households have multiple cars, with 38.7% owning two and 23.8% owning four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3097, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 40%, followed by 4 or more (25%) and 3 vehicles (21%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 35.2% of people doing so—a figure far above the Australian average of 21.0%. Only 1.0% of workers use public transport, which is a little below the national figure.
35.2% ▲ +283.4%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.2%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 35.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.0% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.0%
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.
There are 7.81 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the state average. However, all services are provided by buses, and weekly departures per 1,000 people are well below the Victorian figure.
12
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.81
Higher than 86% 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).
968.1
Higher than 72% 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).
1
Lower than 71% 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 33 minutes to drive to the city. Walking to the nearest transport stop takes 33 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
33
Higher than 72% 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.
33
Lower than 55% 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 3097, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3097, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3097/3097-vic/topic/transport