6.0% ▼ -20.2%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 6.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3197, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3197, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive 22 point jump in working from home since 2011 defines the modern commute in postcode 3197. Now, over a quarter of the workforce operates from their own dwellings, which is well above the national figure. While cars remain the primary way to get around, the area has a high number of public transport stops relative to the population.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 41.5% owning two. Only 6% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has fallen slightly since 2011 and is a little below the Victorian and national figures.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3197, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (35%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common here, with 25.6% of workers doing so, which is much higher than in most other areas. In contrast, the 1.7% of people who use public transport to get to work is a little below the state and national figures.
25.6% ▲ +591.9%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.7% ▼ -67.5%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 5.7%
- 2021: 1.7%
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 has 59 public transport stops and 7 routes, meaning there are more stops per person than in most similar areas. However, the 947.6 weekly departures per 1,000 people is well below the Victorian figure, with buses making up 86.6% of the service.
59
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.90
Higher than 64% 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).
947.6
Higher than 72% 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).
7
Higher than 63% 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.
It takes about 34 minutes to drive to the city, which is around the middle for areas of this type. The typical walk to the nearest public transport stop is about 9 minutes.
9
Lower than 52% 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.
34
Lower than 54% 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 3197, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3197/3197-vic/topic/transport