12.2% ▼ -21.3%
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.5%
- 2016: 13.8%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3214, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3214, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 66% of workers in postcode 3214 drive themselves to work. This area has a high number of public transport stops and services compared to the state, yet very few people actually use them for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 12.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well above the figures for Victoria and Australia. This is among the highest rates for similar areas, though it has fallen 3.3 points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3214, VIC, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 43%, followed by 2 vehicles (31%) and No vehicle (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is far below the national and state figures, with only 7.9% of people doing so. While this is much lower than most areas, the number of people working from home has risen 6.9 points since 2011.
7.9% ▲ +675.2%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 1.2%
- 2021: 7.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
2.5% ▼ -26.0%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 2.5%
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 access is strong, with 129 stops and 9 routes. The number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is well above the Victorian figure, and most services are buses.
129
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.27
Higher than 68% 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).
1,664.5
Higher than 86% 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).
9
Higher than 69% 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.
It takes about 43 minutes to drive to the city, which is around the middle for similar areas. The typical walk to the nearest transport stop is 6 minutes.
6
Lower than 57% 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.
43
Higher than 53% 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 3214, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3214/3214-vic/topic/transport