3202, VIC · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 3202, VIC

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

A very high rate of working from home defines daily travel in postcode 3202, where nearly 30% of workers skip the commute. Most residents rely on private cars, though the area has exceptional access to local transit stops. This creates a lifestyle where the need for daily travel is lower than in many other parts of the state.

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📍 3202, VIC, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Cars are common here, with nearly half of all homes owning two vehicles. Very few households go without a car, at just 3.3%, which is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6%.

3.3% ▲ +4.7%

Lower than 56% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 3.1%
  • 2016: 3.5%
  • 2021: 3.3%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In 3202, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 49%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (12%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home has surged to 29.7%, a figure well above the national average and a massive jump from 2011. Only 2% of people now commute via public transport, which is a fall of 2.7 percentage points since 2011.

29.7% ▲ +639.3%

Higher than 82% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 4.0%
  • 2016: 5.2%
  • 2021: 29.7%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

2.0% ▼ -57.8%

Higher than 68% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 4.7%
  • 2016: 5.1%
  • 2021: 2.0%

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.

How people get to work

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In 3202, VIC, Car (driver) is the majority at 56%; Worked at home is next at 34%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Public transport infrastructure is far above the state average, with 10.62 stops per 1,000 people. There are 10 routes and 30 stops in the area, all of which are bus services.

10.62

Higher than 89% 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).

2,982.0

Higher than 94% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Getting around is convenient, with a typical two-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is 23 minutes, which is lower than in most other areas.

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.

23

Lower than 67% 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 3202, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3202/3202-vic/topic/transport