6.1% ▼ -27.6%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 7.1%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3162, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3162, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A very high number of residents in postcode 3162 work from home, with 40.8% of the workforce doing so. This area stands out for its strong public transport access and short 15-minute drive time to the city, making it much more connected than most similar areas.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own at least one car, with 42.1% having two vehicles. Only 6.1% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that has fallen since 2011 and is a little below the state and national figures.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →3162, VIC splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (42%) and 1 vehicle (38%), with 3 vehicles at 9%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is incredibly common here, at 40.8%, which is far above the national figure. This is a huge increase from 5.6% in 2011, while the 3.2% of people using public transport to get to work has fallen since then.
40.8% ▲ +627.0%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.6%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 40.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
3.2% ▼ -66.7%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 3.2%
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 served by 85 stops and 8 routes, with 1,814.2 weekly departures per 1,000 people. This is well above the Victorian figure, with trams and light rail making up 65.3% of the services.
85
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.70
Higher than 61% 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).
1,814.2
Higher than 87% 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 into the city is fast, with a drive time of 15 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. Residents typically walk about 5 minutes to reach their nearest transport stop.
5
Lower than 62% 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.
15
Lower than 80% 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 3162, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3162/3162-vic/topic/transport