4.3% ▼ -16.6%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3149, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3149, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over a third of workers in postcode 3149 now work from home, a huge jump from just 4.4% in 2011. This area is very car-dependent, with few homes lacking a vehicle, though it remains well-connected with a short trip to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have at least one car, with 42.4% owning two. Only 4.3% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3149, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (36%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far more common here than across Australia, with 35.6% of people doing so. While 42.6% of workers drive, only 3.3% use public transport to get to work, a significant drop from 2011.
35.6% ▲ +706.7%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 35.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.3% ▼ -66.7%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.9%
- 2016: 11.7%
- 2021: 3.3%
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.
The area is well-serviced with 122 public transport stops and 19 routes, making it larger than about 89% of similar areas. Buses are the primary option, accounting for 95% of the transport mode.
122
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.45
Lower than 52% 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).
1,105.0
Higher than 75% 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).
19
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.
Getting around is efficient, with a typical one-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is also lower than most areas, taking around 19 minutes.
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.
19
Lower than 73% 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 3149, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3149/3149-vic/topic/transport