6.8% ▼ -23.9%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.0%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3204, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3204, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive 40% of workers in postcode 3204 now work from home, a figure far above the national average. This shift defines the area's transport patterns, as the number of people commuting by public transport has fallen sharply over the last decade.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, while 6.8% have no motor vehicle. This lack of a car is much more common here than in most similar areas, though the figure has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →3204, VIC splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (43%) and 2 vehicles (38%), with 3 vehicles at 9%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is the most common way people get to work at 40%, followed by driving alone at 36.1%. Only 4.3% of residents use public transport to commute, which is a little above the national figure but a huge drop from 15.3% in 2011.
40.0% ▲ +837.2%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
4.3% ▼ -71.6%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.3%
- 2016: 14.1%
- 2021: 4.3%
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 121 public transport stops and 17 routes, which is more than about 85% of similar areas. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are much higher than most areas, though slightly below the Victorian figure.
121
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.65
Higher than 50% 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).
1,046.4
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).
17
Higher than 84% 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 around is relatively easy, with a typical four-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is only 17 minutes, which is much lower than most areas.
4
Lower than 67% 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.
17
Lower than 77% 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 3204, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3204, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3204/3204-vic/topic/transport