3.9% ▼ -27.3%
Higher than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3137, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3137, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
About 59% of workers in postcode 3137 drive themselves to work, making the car the primary way people get around. While most homes own at least one vehicle, there has been a massive jump in the number of people working from home since 2011.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few households here get by without a car, with only 3.9% having no motor vehicle. This is well below the national figure of 7.4%, and the proportion of car-free homes has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3137, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (33%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 19.9%, up 17 points since 2011. Meanwhile, only 1.1% of people use public transport to get to work, which is a little below the Victorian and national figures.
19.9% ▲ +543.2%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.1% ▼ -62.4%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 1.1%
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.
There are 74 public transport stops and 15 routes in the area, which is more than most similar places. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is well below the state average, and all services are buses.
74
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.08
Higher than 66% 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).
933.9
Higher than 71% 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).
15
Higher than 80% 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.
The typical walk to the nearest transport stop takes 13 minutes. It usually takes about 33 minutes to drive from this area to the city.
13
Higher than 55% 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.
33
Lower than 55% 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 3137, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3137/3137-vic/topic/transport