10.3% ▼ -29.4%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 11.2%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3171, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3171, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Fewer people rely on cars in postcode 3171 than they did a decade ago, with the share of homes without a motor vehicle falling by 4.3 percentage points since 2011. This area has a strong public transport network, with more routes and stops than the vast majority of similar places.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 10.3% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas and slightly above the 7.6% seen across Victoria. Most households rely on one or two cars, while 6.7% own four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3171, VIC, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 39%, followed by 2 vehicles (32%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose 11 points since 2011 to 13.2%, though this remains far below the Victorian figure of 25.7%. While 58.2% of workers drive themselves, the 5.2% who use public transport is much higher than in most similar areas.
13.2% ▲ +498.1%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.2% ▼ -53.9%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 11.3%
- 2021: 5.2%
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 23 different routes and 86 stops, with weekly departures per 1,000 people being much higher than most areas. Buses are the primary service, making up 93.1% of the network.
86
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.88
Higher than 52% 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).
1,284.3
Higher than 78% 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).
23
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 relatively easy, with a short 3-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is 23 minutes, which is lower than most areas.
3
Lower than 71% 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.
23
Lower than 67% 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 3171, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3171/3171-vic/topic/transport