2.5% ▼ -23.7%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.0%
- 2021: 2.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3212, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3212, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more people in postcode 3212 rely on cars than in most similar areas, with only 2.5% of homes lacking a motor vehicle. This is well below the national figure of 7.4%. While public transport is available, the area is heavily dependent on private driving for daily travel.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are very common here, with 43.2% of homes owning two vehicles and another 25.8% having three or more. Very few households get by without a car, a trend that has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3212, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most workers drive, with 61.3% acting as the driver. Working from home has become much more common, rising 15 points since 2011 to reach 18.1%, though this remains well below the Victoria figure of 25.7%.
18.1% ▲ +408.9%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.7% ▼ -62.9%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 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.
Bus services make up the vast majority of public transport here at 92.9%. While there are 64 stops—more than about 76% of similar areas—the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state figure.
64
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.32
Lower than 54% 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).
531.4
Higher than 63% 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.
The typical drive to the city takes 42 minutes. However, reaching public transport on foot can be difficult, as the 40-minute walk to the nearest stop is much higher than in most areas.
40
Higher than 76% 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.
42
Higher than 52% 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 3212, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3212, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3212/3212-vic/topic/transport