2.9% ▼ -39.1%
Lower than 61% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.7%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 2021: 2.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3223, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3223, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far more households in postcode 3223 own a car than in most similar areas, with only 2.9% of homes lacking a motor vehicle. This high reliance on cars is mirrored in the daily commute, where over half of workers drive themselves to a job.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, and 41% of households own two. This is a trend that has grown over time, as the share of homes without a vehicle fell to 2.9% since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →3223, VIC splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (41%) and 1 vehicle (39%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has become much more common here, rising 17 points since 2011 to reach 23.2%. Meanwhile, very few people use public transport to get to work, with only 0.8% doing so.
23.2% ▲ +282.4%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.8% ▼ -56.9%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 0.8%
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.
There are 91 public transport stops in the area, which is more than 83% of similar places. While this provides 9.54 stops per 1,000 people—far above the Victorian figure—all services are provided by buses.
91
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
9.54
Higher than 88% 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).
1,039.3
Higher than 74% 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).
4
Higher than 52% 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 can take 40 minutes. This is much higher than most areas, as is the 87-minute drive time to the city.
40
Higher than 76% 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.
87
Higher than 75% 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 3223, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3223, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3223/3223-vic/topic/transport