3221, VIC · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 3221, VIC

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Nearly half of all homes in postcode 3221 have two motor vehicles, making car ownership a necessity here. This is a highly car-dependent area where almost no one uses public transport to get to work. Most residents rely on their own vehicles or work from home to stay connected.

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📍 3221, VIC, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Only 1.2% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the national rate of 7.4%. Car ownership is high, with 43.8% of households owning three or more vehicles.

1.2% ▼ -43.0%

Lower than 82% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 2.0%
  • 2016: 1.4%
  • 2021: 1.2%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In 3221, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 45%, followed by 3 vehicles (23%) and 4 or more (20%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home has risen sharply to 23.9% since 2011, which is a little above the national figure. In contrast, 0.0% of people use public transport for their commute, a result lower than most areas.

23.9% ▲ +193.3%

Higher than 73% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 8.1%
  • 2016: 13.5%
  • 2021: 23.9%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 1.4%
  • 2016: 1.9%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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.

How people get to work

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In 3221, VIC, Car (driver) is the majority at 66%; Worked at home is next at 27%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Public transport is virtually non-existent here, with zero stops and routes serving the area. This is far below the Victorian average of 4.41 stops per 1,000 people.

0.00

Lower than 99% 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).

0.0

Lower than 99% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Getting into the city is a lengthy trip, with a typical drive time of 64 minutes, which is higher than most areas.

64

Higher than 65% 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 3221, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3221/3221-vic/topic/transport