4.8% ▼ -20.6%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 4.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3216, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3216, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More than half of working residents in postcode 3216 drive themselves to work, reflecting a strong reliance on cars. While public transport options are available, most people get around by vehicle. Working from home has become much more common here, rising 16 points since 2011 to reach 19.5%.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 41.5% owning two vehicles. Only 4.8% of households have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the national figure and has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3216, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (35%) and 3 vehicles (12%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common for 19.5% of the workforce, though this is well below the state figure. Only 1.4% of people use public transport to get to work, a figure that is a little below the national average and has fallen since 2011.
19.5% ▲ +498.6%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 19.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.4% ▼ -53.6%
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 1.4%
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 261 public transport stops and 40 routes, which are among the largest totals for its level. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is well below the Victorian average, and 99% of services are buses.
261
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.34
Higher than 57% 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).
945.5
Higher than 72% 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).
40
Higher than 87% 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 the city takes typically 56 minutes, which is higher than most areas. A walk to the nearest transport stop takes about 9 minutes, which is around the middle for its level.
9
Lower than 52% 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.
56
Higher than 61% 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 3216, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3216, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3216/3216-vic/topic/transport