0.9% ▲ +156.6%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 2021: 0.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3115, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3115, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has surged in postcode 3115, with 29.5% of people now doing so compared to just 7.5% in 2011. This shift is part of a broader trend toward private transport, as very few homes here live without a car.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 0.9% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average of 7.4%. Most households are heavily equipped, with 86.2% owning two or more vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3115, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 3 vehicles (23%) and 4 or more (22%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Nearly 30% of people work from home, which is well above the national figure of 21%. In contrast, only 0.5% of the workforce uses public transport, a small number that has fallen since 2011.
29.5% ▲ +295.6%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▼ -78.1%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 0.5%
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 has 7.81 stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the Victorian average. While the 30 local stops are all buses, the number of weekly departures per person is well below the state figure.
30
Higher than 61% 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).
916.7
Higher than 71% 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).
6
Higher than 60% 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.
Residents can usually reach a transport stop within a short 3-minute walk, which is lower than most areas. The typical drive time to the city is 33 minutes.
3
Lower than 71% 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).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3115, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3115/3115-vic/topic/transport