13.5% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3143, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3143, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A far higher share of people work from home in postcode 3143 than across the rest of the country. This area is very well connected, with a high number of transport stops and a typical drive time to the city of just 13 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
More than one in ten homes here have no motor vehicle, which is well above the state and national figures. Most households own one or two cars, though the share of car-free homes has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3143, VIC, 1 vehicle is the majority at 51%; 2 vehicles is next at 28%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common, with 44.7% of people doing so—far above the national figure. While 6.4% use public transport to get to work, which is well above the national average, this is a big drop from 24.2% in 2011.
44.7% ▲ +720.7%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 6.1%
- 2021: 44.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
6.4% ▼ -73.4%
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 6.4%
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.
Public transport is highly accessible, with 6.19 stops per 1,000 people and weekly departures that are far above the Victorian average. Trams and light rail are the most common modes of travel here, used by 68.1% of commuters.
58
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.19
Higher than 76% 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).
3,014.1
Higher than 94% 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).
8
Higher than 66% 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 around is easy for residents, as the walk to the nearest transport stop takes only one minute. This is much lower than most other areas.
1
Lower than 99% 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.
13
Lower than 84% 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 3143, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3143/3143-vic/topic/transport