8.8% ▼ -18.1%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 9.8%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3142, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3142, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people work from home in postcode 3142 than in most similar areas. While the Typical resident is only a 10-minute drive from the city, 43% of the workforce now operates from their own dwelling. This shift is part of a broader trend toward remote work, even as car use remains common for those who do travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure. The most common setup is one vehicle per household at 43.9%, though 32.5% of homes have two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3142, VIC, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 44%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and 3 vehicles (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 43% of people doing so—a figure far above the national average. While 4.3% of the workforce uses public transport to get to work, this is a sharp drop from 14.7% in 2011.
43.0% ▲ +517.3%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 43.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.3% ▼ -70.9%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 4.3%
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.
Service frequency is very high, with 2,180 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far above the state figure. Trams and light rail are the primary options, making up 66.6% of the network.
52
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.06
Higher than 54% 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).
2,180.4
Higher than 89% 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 into the city is fast, with a drive time of just 10 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. The typical walk to the nearest transport stop takes about 5 minutes.
5
Lower than 62% 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.
10
Lower than 90% 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 3142, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3142/3142-vic/topic/transport