27.9% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 27.8%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3141, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3141, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly half of the working population in postcode 3141 now work from home, a massive shift for this area. It is a place where many people choose to forgo owning a car, with a huge number of homes having no motor vehicle at all.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Around 27.9% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is far above the 7.6% seen across Victoria. This figure has risen by 3.3 percentage points since 2011, and the typical home here has just one vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3141, VIC, 1 vehicle is the majority at 53%; No vehicle is next at 28%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here at 47.1%, far above the national figure of 21%. While 8.4% of people use public transport to get to work—well above the Victorian average—this is a drop of 17 percentage points since 2011.
47.1% ▲ +890.7%
Higher than 96% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.8%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 47.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
8.4% ▼ -67.1%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 25.4%
- 2016: 28.8%
- 2021: 8.4%
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.
The area has 74 public transport stops and 9 routes, meaning there are 1,592.1 weekly departures per 1,000 people. This is well above the state figure, with trams and light rail making up the bulk of the services.
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.
2.96
Lower than 57% 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).
1,592.1
Higher than 85% 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).
9
Higher than 69% 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 into the city is quick, with a drive time of only 9 minutes. Most people also have easy access to transit, with a typical 4-minute walk to the nearest stop.
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.
9
Lower than 92% 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).
More for 3141, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3141, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3141/3141-vic/topic/transport