16.0% ▼ -17.6%
Higher than 93% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 16.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3168, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3168, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Forty-two per cent of workers in postcode 3168 drive themselves to work, making the car the most common way to commute. This area has an exceptionally high level of public transport access and a much higher rate of car-free households than the national average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 16% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the national figure of 7.4%. While this is among the highest rates for similar areas, it has fallen 3.4 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3168, VIC, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 46%, followed by 2 vehicles (28%) and No vehicle (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose sharply since 2011 to 20.9%, which is about the same as the national figure. Meanwhile, 7.2% of people use public transport for their commute, a rate well above both the state and national averages.
20.9% ▲ +958.5%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 2.2%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
7.2% ▼ -47.8%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 7.2%
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 very well connected, with 108 public transport stops and 36 routes. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far above the state figure, with buses making up 95.7% of the service.
108
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.94
Higher than 64% 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).
2,563.4
Higher than 91% 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).
36
Higher than 87% 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 convenient, as the typical walk to the nearest stop is only one minute, which is much lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is also lower than most places at 19 minutes.
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.
19
Lower than 73% 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).
More for 3168, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3168, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3168/3168-vic/topic/transport