6.1% ▼ -38.6%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3196, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3196, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 30% of workers in postcode 3196 now operate from home, a massive shift that defines daily travel in the area. While car use remains the most common way to get to work, the region has seen a sharp drop in public transport commuting since 2011. This shift occurs despite the area having a high number of transit stops compared to similar places.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own one or two cars, and only 6.1% of homes have no motor vehicle. This is higher than most areas, though the figure has fallen by 3.9 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →3196, VIC splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (41%) and 2 vehicles (40%), with 3 vehicles at 9%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here at 29.7%, which is well above the national figure of 21.0%. This trend has risen sharply by 27 percentage points since 2011, while public transport use for work has fallen to just 1.8%.
29.7% ▲ +884.6%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.8% ▼ -81.1%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 1.8%
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 with 122 public transport stops and 11 routes, making it larger than about 89% of similar areas. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are much higher than most areas, with buses making up 83.7% of the service.
122
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.54
Higher than 59% 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).
1,045.2
Higher than 74% 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).
11
Higher than 73% 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.
A typical trip to the city takes 32 minutes by car. The usual walk to the nearest public transport stop is about 5 minutes, which is around the middle for this level of area.
5
Lower than 62% 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.
32
Lower than 56% 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 3196, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3196/3196-vic/topic/transport