3125, VIC · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 3125, VIC

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Over 31% of people in postcode 3125 now work from home, which is far above the national figure. This area is well-connected for those who do travel, with a very short 2-minute walk to the nearest stop and a quick 17-minute drive to the city.

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📍 3125, VIC, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

More than one in ten homes here have no motor vehicle, a figure well above the state and national levels. While this is much higher than most areas, the proportion of car-free households has fallen since 2011.

10.8% ▼ -25.3%

Higher than 88% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 14.5%
  • 2016: 13.0%
  • 2021: 10.8%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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3125, VIC splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (40%) and 2 vehicles (36%), with No vehicle at 11%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home has risen sharply to 31.1% since 2011, which helps explain why the area is far above the national average for remote work. Public transport use for commuting is also a little above the state and national figures.

31.1% ▲ +726.4%

Higher than 84% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 3.8%
  • 2016: 4.3%
  • 2021: 31.1%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

4.7% ▼ -54.1%

Higher than 86% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 10.1%
  • 2016: 10.9%
  • 2021: 4.7%

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.

How people get to work

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In 3125, VIC, Car (driver) is the majority at 52%; Worked at home is next at 39%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Public transport is highly accessible, with weekly departures per 1,000 people far above the state figure. The area has 78 stops and 16 routes, with buses and trams making up all the available services.

5.15

Higher than 67% 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).

2,374.5

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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Getting around is efficient, as the typical walk to the nearest stop is just 2 minutes. This is much lower than most areas, as is the 17-minute drive time to the city.

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.

17

Lower than 77% 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 3125, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3125/3125-vic/topic/transport