4.4% ▼ -25.3%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3136, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3136, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 27% of people in postcode 3136 now work from home, making it a place where remote professional life is much more common than in most other areas. While cars remain the primary way to get around, the area has seen a massive shift in how people commute since 2011.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here own multiple cars, with 41.7% having two vehicles. Only 4.4% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has fallen since 2011 and is well below the Victorian average.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3136, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (36%) and 3 vehicles (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged by 23 percentage points since 2011 to reach 26.9%, which is well above the national figure. This shift comes as public transport use for commuting has fallen to 1.9%, which is a little below the state and national averages.
26.9% ▲ +655.8%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.6%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.9% ▼ -65.0%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 1.9%
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 204 public transport stops and 32 routes, among the largest numbers for its level. Most of this is provided by buses, which make up 98.5% of the public transport mode.
204
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.41
Higher than 58% 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).
1,076.0
Higher than 74% 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).
32
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.
A typical trip to the city takes 29 minutes by car. Residents enjoy quick access to transit, with a short 3-minute walk to the nearest stop, which is lower than in most other areas.
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.
29
Lower than 59% 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 3136, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3136/3136-vic/topic/transport