2.3% ▼ -24.8%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3116, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3116, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Just 2.3% of homes in postcode 3116 have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure. This reliance on cars is mirrored in the way people get to work, though there has been a significant shift toward professional flexibility recently. The area is now more likely to see people working from home than in the past.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost half of all homes (46.1%) have two vehicles, and a further 15.6% have three. This high level of car ownership is consistent with the fact that very few households are without a vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3116, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (26%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has jumped 18 points since 2011 to reach 22.3%, which is a little above the Australian figure. In contrast, those using public transport to get to work have fallen to just 1.1%.
22.3% ▲ +460.7%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 22.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.1% ▼ -67.0%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 1.1%
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 served by 23 different routes and 39 stops, all of which are buses. Despite this, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is well below the Victorian figure.
39
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.31
Lower than 54% 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).
951.4
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).
23
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.
A typical walk to the nearest public transport stop takes 16 minutes, which is higher than most areas. The drive time to the city is around 34 minutes.
16
Higher than 59% 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.
34
Lower than 54% 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 3116, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3116/3116-vic/topic/transport