4.6% ▼ -11.0%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 4.3%
- 2021: 4.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3201, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3201, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
About 65% of workers in postcode 3201 drive themselves to work, showing a heavy reliance on cars. While the area is well-served by a high number of bus stops, very few people actually use public transport for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 40.1% owning two. Only 4.6% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is well below the Victorian average and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →3201, VIC splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (40%) and 1 vehicle (37%), with 3 vehicles at 13%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Very few people use public transport to get to work, at just 1.2%, which is a little below the national figure. Working from home has risen sharply since 2011 to 14.5%, though this remains far below the Victorian average.
14.5% ▲ +703.9%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.2% ▼ -61.3%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 1.2%
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 a high number of public transport stops—105 in total—and weekly departures are much higher than most areas. All available public transport services here are buses.
105
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.78
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).
1,503.3
Higher than 83% 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).
6
Higher than 60% 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 to a nearby stop is very quick, with a typical walk time of just 2 minutes, which is much lower than most areas. The drive to the city usually takes about 33 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.
33
Lower than 55% 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 3201, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3201, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3201/3201-vic/topic/transport