5.2% ▼ -12.2%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 5.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3127, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3127, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A far higher share of people work from home in postcode 3127 than in the rest of Victoria, with 43.9% of workers avoiding a daily commute. This shift reflects a major change in how the area functions, as home-working rose by 38 percentage points since 2011.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households have at least one car, with 41.2% owning two vehicles. Only 5.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that is a little below the Victorian average and has barely changed over the last decade.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →3127, VIC splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (41%) and 1 vehicle (38%), with 3 vehicles at 10%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here and far above the national figure, while 32.9% of people drive themselves to work. Public transport use for commuting is much higher than in most similar areas, though it fell 12 percentage points since 2011.
43.9% ▲ +686.3%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 43.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.0% ▼ -74.4%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 18.6%
- 2021: 4.0%
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 strong connections, with 78 public transport stops and 9 routes. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are a little above the state figure, with trams and light rail being the most common mode at 50.1%.
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.
4.19
Higher than 55% 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).
1,523.6
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).
9
Higher than 69% 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 into the city is quick, with a drive time of 16 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. Walking to the nearest transport stop is also faster than usual, typically taking only 3 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.
16
Lower than 79% 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).
More for 3127, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3127, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3127/3127-vic/topic/transport