22.7% ▼ -3.1%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.5%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3181, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3181, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people live without cars in postcode 3181 than in the rest of the state, with 22.7% of homes having no motor vehicle. This reliance on other options is reflected in the way people work, as nearly 45% of the workforce now works from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 22.7% of households have no motor vehicle, which is far above the Victorian figure of 7.6%. For those who do own a car, the most common setup is a single vehicle, found in 54% of homes.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3181, VIC, 1 vehicle is the majority at 54%; No vehicle is next at 23%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here at 44.8%, which is far above the national figure of 21%. While 7.2% of people use public transport to get to work—well above the national average—this is a drop of 18 points since 2011.
44.8% ▲ +959.4%
Higher than 95% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 44.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
7.2% ▼ -70.9%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 24.9%
- 2016: 26.7%
- 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.
Public transport is highly available, with weekly departures per 1,000 people far above the Victorian average. Trams and light rail are the dominant modes of travel, accounting for 71.8% of the network.
77
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.92
Higher than 53% 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).
2,164.2
Higher than 89% 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).
9
Higher than 69% 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 into the city is quick, with a typical drive time of just 10 minutes. Most residents also live very close to transit, with a typical one-minute walk to the nearest stop.
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.
10
Lower than 90% 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 3181, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3181/3181-vic/topic/transport