2.2% ▼ -16.6%
Lower than 70% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3099, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3099, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer homes lack a car in postcode 3099 compared to the rest of the state. Only 2.2% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the 7.6% seen across Victoria. This heavy reliance on cars is a key feature of how people move through the area.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes are well equipped with cars, as 38.7% have two vehicles and another 18.2% have four or more. This explains why so few households—just 2.2%—get by without a motor vehicle, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3099, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (21%) and 3 vehicles (20%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 27.0% of people doing so, which is well above the national figure. While 51.2% of workers drive themselves to work, the share of people using public transport has fallen to 1.4% since 2011.
27.0% ▲ +307.9%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.4% ▼ -72.4%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 6.2%
- 2021: 1.4%
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 is scarce, with only 0.60 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the state average of 4.41. There are only three stops and two routes serving the area, and weekly departures are far below the state figure.
3
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.60
Lower than 79% 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).
210.5
Higher than 53% 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.
The typical drive time to the city is 40 minutes, which is around the middle for similar areas.
40
Higher than 50% 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 3099, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3099/3099-vic/topic/transport