6.4% ▼ -24.9%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3215, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3215, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people work from home in postcode 3215 compared to the Victorian average. While most residents rely on cars, the area has a surprisingly high number of public transport stops and services for its size.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, with 39.2% owning one and 38.4% owning two. Only 6.4% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has fallen 2.1 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →3215, VIC splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (39%) and 2 vehicles (38%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 59.8% of people. Working from home has jumped 15 percentage points since 2011 to reach 17.5%, though this remains well below the national figure of 21%.
17.5% ▲ +698.1%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.2%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.6% ▼ -58.1%
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.7%
- 2016: 3.9%
- 2021: 1.6%
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 123 stops and 11 routes. The area has 5.59 stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the Victorian average of 4.41.
123
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.59
Higher than 72% 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).
1,339.6
Higher than 80% 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).
11
Higher than 73% 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 to a transport stop is very easy, with a typical walk time of just one minute, which is much lower than most areas. The drive time to the city is about 50 minutes.
1
Lower than 99% 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.
50
Higher than 58% 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 3215, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3215/3215-vic/topic/transport