11.1% ▼ -17.0%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 13.3%
- 2016: 11.8%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3185, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3185, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A far higher proportion of people work from home in postcode 3185 than in the rest of the country. This area is a hub for remote work and excellent transit access, where 44.3% of workers stay home for their jobs—a figure far above the national average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 11.1% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is well above the Victorian figure of 7.6%. Most households rely on a single car, with 49.5% owning one vehicle.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3185, VIC, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 49%, followed by 2 vehicles (31%) and No vehicle (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged 39 percentage points since 2011 to reach 44.3%, which is among the highest for similar areas. While 5.3% of people use public transport for their commute, this is a little above the national figure of 3.1%.
44.3% ▲ +756.1%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 44.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
5.3% ▼ -71.7%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 5.3%
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 accessible, with 2,349.8 weekly departures per 1,000 people, a figure far above the state average. The area has 85 stops and 12 different routes, mostly serving buses and trams.
85
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.33
Higher than 77% 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).
2,349.8
Higher than 90% 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).
12
Higher than 75% 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.
The area is very well connected, with a typical two-minute walk to the nearest stop. It also takes much less time to get to the city than in most other areas, with a drive time of just 12 minutes.
2
Lower than 86% 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.
12
Lower than 86% 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 3185, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3185/3185-vic/topic/transport