4.2% ▼ -5.7%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3109, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3109, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than 32% of people in postcode 3109 work from home, which is far above the national figure. This shift is a huge jump from 2011, when only 3.9% of the workforce did so. While many people now work locally, the area remains very well connected for those who need to travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is high here, with 42.5% of homes having two vehicles. Only 4.2% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3109, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (36%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Nearly half of workers drive to get to work. While 3.3% use public transport, which is much higher than most similar areas, this figure fell 5.7 points since 2011.
32.1% ▲ +716.1%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 32.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.3% ▼ -63.2%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 3.3%
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.
The area is very well served by buses, with 132 stops and 24 routes. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far above the Victorian figure, ranking among the highest for similar areas.
132
Higher than 86% 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).
2,172.2
Higher than 89% 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).
24
Higher than 86% 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 relatively easy, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes only 2 minutes. The drive time to the city is also lower than in most areas, taking around 19 minutes.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
19
Lower than 73% 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 3109, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3109/3109-vic/topic/transport