3.8% ▼ -10.6%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3156, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3156, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer homes in postcode 3156 go without a car compared to the national average, with only 3.8% of households lacking a vehicle. This reliance on cars is matched by a strong shift toward working from home, which has jumped to 23.8% since 2011. While public transport infrastructure is extensive, the area's layout often requires longer walks to reach a stop.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households here own multiple cars, with 41.8% having two and 15.1% owning three. Only 3.8% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure well below both the Victorian and national averages.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3156, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 23.8%, a 21 point increase since 2011 that is now a little above the national figure. Very few people use public transport for work, at just 1.7%, which is a little below the state and national averages.
23.8% ▲ +658.6%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 23.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.7% ▼ -58.9%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 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 some of the largest numbers of public transport routes and stops for its size. With 1,168.3 weekly departures per 1,000 people, service frequency is much higher than most similar areas, though buses make up 95.5% of the network.
178
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.63
Higher than 60% 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).
1,168.3
Higher than 76% 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).
29
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.
It takes typically 32 minutes to drive into the city. However, getting to a transit stop on foot takes 24 minutes, which is longer than in most similar areas.
24
Higher than 65% 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.
32
Lower than 56% 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 3156, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3156/3156-vic/topic/transport