3.8% ▼ -18.3%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3170, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3170, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive jump in remote work defines postcode 3170, where 27.1% of people now work from home. This shift has seen the area move well above the national figure for home-based work since 2011. While car travel remains the most common way to get to work, the area is well served by a high number of public transport options.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few homes go without a car here, with only 3.8% having no motor vehicle. This is well below both the state and national figures, and the number has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3170, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Over half of workers drive themselves to work, while 27.1% work from home, a figure that rose by 24 points since 2011. Only 1.9% use public transport for their commute, which is a little below the national figure.
27.1% ▲ +784.4%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.9% ▼ -53.6%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 1.9%
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 a high level of service, with 111 stops and 40 different routes. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are much higher than most areas and well above the Victorian figure, though all services are provided by bus.
111
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.58
Higher than 72% 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).
1,976.2
Higher than 88% 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).
40
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.
Residents have a relatively short 21-minute drive to the city, which is lower than most areas. A typical walk to the nearest transport stop takes about 6 minutes.
6
Lower than 57% 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.
21
Lower than 70% 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 3170, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3170/3170-vic/topic/transport