2.2% ▲ +12.4%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 1.8%
- 2021: 2.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3178, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3178, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer homes go without a car in postcode 3178 than in the rest of Victoria. This area is heavily reliant on private vehicles, though a quarter of the workforce now avoids the commute entirely by working from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every household here owns at least one motor vehicle, with 45.1% having two. Only 2.2% of homes have no car, which is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3178, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 45%, followed by 1 vehicle (24%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 25.6% since 2011, which is well above the national figure. Meanwhile, those using public transport to get to work fell to 1.0%, a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
25.6% ▲ +757.1%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.7%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.0% ▼ -56.9%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 1.0%
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 number of stops and routes compared to similar places, though weekly departures per 1,000 people are well below the Victorian average. All available public transport here is provided by buses.
138
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.11
Higher than 55% 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).
935.6
Higher than 72% 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).
19
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 typical one-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is 25 minutes, which is lower than most areas.
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.
25
Lower than 64% 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 3178, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3178/3178-vic/topic/transport