7.0% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 7.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3130, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3130, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A huge 37.2% of working residents in postcode 3130 now work from home, a figure far above the national average. This shift is the standout story for the area, where a high number of public transport options coexist with a strong reliance on cars for those who do commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have one or two cars, though 7.0% of households have no motor vehicle. This is much higher than most areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →3130, VIC splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (39%), with 3 vehicles at 9%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged by 33 points since 2011 to reach 37.2%, which is far above the national figure. Meanwhile, those using public transport to get to work fell to 3.3% over the same period.
37.2% ▲ +726.0%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 5.1%
- 2021: 37.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.3% ▼ -67.9%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 3.3%
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.
Public transport is very accessible here, with 173 stops and 24 routes. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are well above the Victorian figure, and the service is almost entirely buses.
173
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.24
Higher than 68% 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).
1,759.6
Higher than 86% 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).
24
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.
Getting around is relatively easy, with a typical walk of just 3 minutes to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is also lower than in most areas, taking around 21 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.
21
Lower than 70% 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 3130, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3130/3130-vic/topic/transport