4.2% ▼ -26.7%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3135, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3135, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A high proportion of people working from home defines the transport landscape in postcode 3135. While 32.5% of the workforce now works from home, the area remains heavily reliant on cars for those who do travel. This shift is part of a broader trend where the local lifestyle blends professional flexibility with a strong dependence on private vehicles.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes in the area own at least one car, and 41.7% have two. Only 4.2% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →3135, VIC splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (42%) and 1 vehicle (37%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged by 29 percentage points since 2011 to reach 32.5%, a figure far above the Australian average. In contrast, the 2.4% of people commuting by public transport is about the same as the rest of the state.
32.5% ▲ +827.1%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.4% ▼ -72.3%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.6%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 2.4%
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 dominated by buses, which make up 85.3% of the local network. However, with only 2.22 stops per 1,000 people, access is far below the Victorian average of 4.41.
46
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.22
Lower than 64% 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).
501.3
Higher than 62% 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).
6
Higher than 60% 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 efficient, with a short 4-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is 27 minutes, which is lower than in most similar areas.
4
Lower than 67% 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.
27
Lower than 61% 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 3135, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3135/3135-vic/topic/transport