1.1% ▼ -32.0%
Lower than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 1.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3217, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3217, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in postcode 3217 owns a car, with only 1.1% of households having no motor vehicle. This creates a heavy reliance on driving, as the area is far from the city and has very few people using public transport to get to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have multiple cars, with 52.5% owning two vehicles and 13.1% owning three. The proportion of homes without a car is well below the national figure of 7.4% and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3217, VIC, 2 vehicles is the majority at 53%; 1 vehicle is next at 27%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work, with 62% of people as the driver. While 18.9% of people now work from home—a rise of 17 points since 2011—only 1.2% use public transport, which is a little below the national figure.
18.9% ▲ +1074.1%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.2% ▼ -67.3%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 1.2%
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 90 public transport stops and 24 routes, which is more than most similar areas. However, weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Victorian figure, and the service is almost entirely buses.
90
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.39
Higher than 58% 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).
752.8
Higher than 68% 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).
24
Higher than 86% 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 around on foot or by transit is difficult, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 28 minutes. This is higher than most areas, and the drive time to the city is also higher than average at 60 minutes.
28
Higher than 68% 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.
60
Higher than 63% 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 3217, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3217, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3217/3217-vic/topic/transport