4.2% ▼ -20.0%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 4.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3152, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3152, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost 30% of working residents in postcode 3152 now work from home, a huge increase from 3.5% in 2011. This shift towards home-based work is a defining feature of daily life here, alongside a very high level of car ownership. Most households have at least one vehicle to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 45.1% of homes owning two vehicles and only 4.2% having none. This lack of car-free homes is well below the national figure of 7.4% and has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3152, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 45%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is much more common here than in most other areas, with 28.9% of the workforce doing so. This is well above the national figure of 21.0%, while those using public transport to commute have fallen to just 1.7%.
28.9% ▲ +728.2%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.7% ▼ -53.3%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 1.7%
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 177 public transport stops and 32 routes, which is among the largest for its kind. This means the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is well above the Victorian figure.
177
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.07
Higher than 66% 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).
1,604.5
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).
32
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 to a stop is very quick, with a typical walk of just one minute, which is much lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is 27 minutes, also lower than most similar places.
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.
27
Lower than 61% 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 3152, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3152, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3152/3152-vic/topic/transport