14.2% ▼ -21.4%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 14.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3122, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3122, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive shift in work habits has hit postcode 3122 since 2011, with the number of people working from home soaring by 39 percentage points. This area now sees 43.7% of the workforce working from home, a figure far above the national average. While few residents need to travel far to the city, the way they get around is changing rapidly.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 14.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the Victorian and Australian figures. However, this is a drop from 2011, when 18.1% of households lived without a car.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3122, VIC, 1 vehicle is the majority at 51%; 2 vehicles is next at 26%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is the most common way people earn a living here at 43.7%, which is far above the national figure. Public transport use for commuting is well above the state and national averages, though it has fallen significantly since 2011.
43.7% ▲ +802.0%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 4.9%
- 2021: 43.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.2% ▼ -73.5%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 6.2%
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 heavily served by trams, which make up 88.7% of public transport modes. This helps explain why weekly departures per 1,000 people are far above the Victorian average.
78
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.49
Lower than 52% 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).
2,281.0
Higher than 90% 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.
Getting to the city is very quick, with a typical drive time of just 10 minutes. Residents also have excellent access to transit, with a typical one-minute walk to the nearest stop.
1
Lower than 99% 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.
10
Lower than 90% 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 3122, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3122/3122-vic/topic/transport