1.5% ▲ +34.2%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 1.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3211, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3211, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 1.5% of homes in postcode 3211 lack a motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average of 7.4%. This heavy reliance on cars is a defining feature of the area, where the vast majority of households own multiple vehicles. While many residents now work from home, private cars remain the primary way to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households here are highly mobile, with 66.4% of homes owning three or more vehicles. This explains why the number of homes without a car is much lower than in most other areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3211, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 4 or more (26%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has become far more common, rising 17 points since 2011 to reach 24.5%. This is well above the Australian figure, though the number of people using public transport to get to work has fallen to just 1.3%.
24.5% ▲ +214.1%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 6.8%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.3% ▼ -68.5%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 1.3%
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.
Public transport options are limited, with only two routes and two stops serving the area. This results in 1.48 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the Victorian average of 4.41.
2
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.48
Lower than 70% 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).
338.5
Higher than 59% 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).
2
Lower than 57% 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.
The typical drive time to the city is 41 minutes, which is around the middle for similar areas.
41
Higher than 51% 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 3211, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3211, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3211/3211-vic/topic/transport