9.2% ▼ -16.9%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 9.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3166, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3166, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive 30 percentage point jump in working from home since 2011 defines the shifting commute in postcode 3166. This area now sees 33.2% of workers staying home, which is far above the national figure. While many still rely on cars, the local transport landscape is marked by very high access to public transit options.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 9.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the Victorian figure of 7.6%. Most households have one or two cars, though the share of car-free homes has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3166, VIC, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 41%, followed by 2 vehicles (36%) and 3 vehicles (9%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here at 33.2%, a figure well above the state average. Public transport use for commuting is also much higher than in most areas, though the 4.7% of people using it has fallen by 10 points since 2011.
33.2% ▲ +1056.7%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 33.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.7% ▼ -68.8%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 17.0%
- 2021: 4.7%
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.
Public transport access is among the highest at this level, with 133 stops and 32 routes serving the area. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far above the Victorian figure, with buses making up 93.7% of the services.
133
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.37
Higher than 69% 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).
2,634.2
Higher than 92% 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 around is efficient, as the walk to the nearest stop typically takes only 2 minutes. Additionally, the drive time to the city is just 17 minutes, which is much lower than most areas.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
17
Lower than 77% 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 3166, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3166/3166-vic/topic/transport