8.4% ▼ -27.5%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 10.5%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3218, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3218, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has surged by 21 percentage points since 2011 in postcode 3218, where 23.5% of people now do so. While most residents rely on cars, the area has a surprisingly high number of public transport stops and departures compared to similar places.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.4% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas, though this figure fell 3.2 points since 2011. Most households have one or two vehicles, with 41.4% owning one and 37.3% owning two.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →3218, VIC splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (41%) and 2 vehicles (37%), with 3 vehicles at 9%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 53.4% of people. Only 1.7% use public transport, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but has fallen 3.4 points since 2011.
23.5% ▲ +881.1%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 3.8%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.7% ▼ -66.8%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 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.
The area is better served than most similar places, with 68 public transport stops and 1,256.5 weekly departures per 1,000 people. All available public transport is provided by buses.
68
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.55
Higher than 60% 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).
1,256.5
Higher than 78% 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).
5
Higher than 57% 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 into the city takes 54 minutes, which is a longer drive time than in most areas.
54
Higher than 60% 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 3218, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3218/3218-vic/topic/transport