3.2% ▼ -24.4%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3138, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3138, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Much fewer homes in postcode 3138 go without a car compared to the national average. While only 3.2% of households have no motor vehicle, the area is now more reliant on cars for work as public transport use has dropped significantly since 2011.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 43.2% owning two vehicles. The share of car-free households is well below the national figure of 7.4% and has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3138, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged by 19 percentage points since 2011 to reach 22.2%, which is a little above the Australian figure. Meanwhile, the proportion of people using public transport to get to work has fallen to just 1.3%.
22.2% ▲ +606.1%
Higher than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.3% ▼ -74.9%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.0%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 1.3%
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.
Bus services dominate the local network, making up 91% of routes. While there are more stops here than in 69% of similar areas, the number of stops per 1,000 people is far below the Victorian average.
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.
1.99
Lower than 65% 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).
366.0
Higher than 59% 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).
20
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.
The typical walk to the nearest transport stop takes about 10 minutes. For those heading into the city, the usual drive time is around 32 minutes.
10
Higher than 50% 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.
32
Lower than 56% 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 3138, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3138/3138-vic/topic/transport