6.7% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 6.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3191, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3191, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive shift in working habits defines postcode 3191, where the share of people working from home surged by 37 percentage points since 2011. Today, 43.5% of the workforce operates from home, which is far above the national figure of 21%. This change has fundamentally reshaped how residents interact with transport and the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, though 6.7% of households have no motor vehicle. This is much higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the typical Victorian household.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →3191, VIC splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (41%) and 2 vehicles (39%), with 3 vehicles at 9%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is the most common way to get to work at 43.5%, while 33.9% drive. Public transport use for commuting is much higher than most similar areas at 2.8%, though this fell from 11.3% in 2011.
43.5% ▲ +560.8%
Higher than 94% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 43.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.8% ▼ -75.4%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 14.2%
- 2021: 2.8%
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 45 public transport stops and 8 routes, mostly via bus. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are much higher than most similar areas and slightly above the Victorian average.
45
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.12
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).
1,368.6
Higher than 80% 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).
8
Higher than 66% 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 relatively quick with a typical drive time of 21 minutes. Local access is also easy, as the usual walk to the nearest transport stop is only 3 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.
21
Lower than 70% 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).
More for 3191, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3191, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3191/3191-vic/topic/transport