1.1% ▼ -59.2%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 1.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3159, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3159, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Very few households in postcode 3159 go without a car, with only 1.1% having no motor vehicle. This reflects a strong reliance on private transport in an area where the typical home owns two or more vehicles.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is much higher here than in most other areas. While 43.9% of homes have two vehicles, only 1.1% have none, a figure that has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3159, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 1 vehicle (21%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 28.8%, which is well above the national figure of 21.0%. Most people who do travel use a car to get to work, while only 1.5% use public transport.
28.8% ▲ +381.5%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 28.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.5% ▼ -46.2%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 1.5%
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.
There are 5.78 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the Victorian average. However, weekly departures are well below the state figure, and all available services are buses.
15
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.78
Higher than 73% 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).
991.1
Higher than 73% 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).
6
Higher than 60% 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.
A typical trip to the city takes about 40 minutes. Despite having more stops than many areas, the walk to the nearest one takes about 27 minutes, which is higher than most places.
27
Higher than 67% 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.
40
Higher than 50% 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 3159, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3159/3159-vic/topic/transport