3.3% ▼ -14.2%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.8%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3111, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3111, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has surged in postcode 3111, with 34.6% of people now doing so. This reflects a huge shift since 2011, when only 6.4% of the workforce worked from home. Most residents rely on cars, though the area is well-served by public transport options.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every home has a car, with only 3.3% of households owning no motor vehicle. This is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia, and the trend has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3111, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
While 44.9% of people drive to work, the number of people using public transport fell to 1.7% in 2021. This is a little below the national figure, while the proportion of people working from home is far above the Australian average.
34.6% ▲ +441.2%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.7% ▼ -67.9%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 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 access is strong, with 58 stops and 10 routes across the area. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is a little above the state figure and much higher than most similar areas.
58
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.59
Higher than 60% 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).
1,491.5
Higher than 83% 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).
10
Higher 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 21 minutes to drive to the city, which is lower than most areas. The walk to the nearest stop takes around 13 minutes, which is about the middle for its level.
13
Higher than 55% 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.
21
Lower than 70% 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 3111, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3111/3111-vic/topic/transport