3182, VIC · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 3182, VIC

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Forty-one percent of people in postcode 3182 work from home, which is far above the national figure. This makes it a place where a huge number of residents avoid a daily commute, while others rely on a very high number of nearby public transport options.

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📍 3182, VIC, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

About one in four homes here have no motor vehicle, which is far above the Victorian rate of 7.6%. Most households have just one car, and only 1% have four or more.

24.4% ▼ -6.0%

Higher than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 26.0%
  • 2016: 24.8%
  • 2021: 24.4%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In 3182, VIC, 1 vehicle is the majority at 56%; No vehicle is next at 24%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home is very common, rising 37 points since 2011 to reach 41%. While public transport use is well above the national figure at 8.4%, this is a big drop from the 27% seen in 2011.

41.0% ▲ +861.6%

Higher than 92% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 4.3%
  • 2016: 4.9%
  • 2021: 41.0%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

8.4% ▼ -68.8%

Higher than 95% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 27.0%
  • 2016: 28.7%
  • 2021: 8.4%

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.

How people get to work

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In 3182, VIC, Worked at home is the majority at 52%; Car (driver) is next at 34%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Public transport is very accessible, with 107 stops and 15 routes. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far above the state figure, with trams and light rail making up 77.1% of the network.

4.77

Higher than 62% 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).

3,432.4

Higher than 97% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Getting into the city is quick, with a drive time of just 9 minutes. It is also very easy to find a stop, as the walk to the nearest one takes almost no time.

0

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.

9

Lower than 92% 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 3182, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3182/3182-vic/topic/transport