2.3% ▼ -41.1%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.9%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3158, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3158, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A strong reliance on cars and a surge in remote work shape daily travel in postcode 3158. While only 2.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, nearly 28% of workers now do their jobs from home, a huge increase since 2011.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households here own multiple cars, with 46.6% having two and 16.6% having three. Only 2.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3158, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 47%, followed by 1 vehicle (24%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has jumped 23 points since 2011 to 28%, which is well above the national figure. Conversely, those using public transport to get to work fell to 1.6% and are now a little below the national average.
28.0% ▲ +520.6%
Higher than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.6% ▼ -71.1%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.7%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 1.6%
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 37 public transport stops, and the number of stops per 1,000 people is a little above the state average. However, weekly departures are far below the Victorian figure, with buses making up 73.5% of the network.
37
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.43
Higher than 70% 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).
408.6
Higher than 60% 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 to a stop is very easy here, with a typical walk of just 1 minute, which is much lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is 33 minutes, sitting around the middle for similar 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.
33
Lower than 55% 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 3158, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3158/3158-vic/topic/transport