2.3% ▼ -32.0%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3226, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3226, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer people live without a car in postcode 3226 compared to the national figure, with only 2.3% of homes lacking a motor vehicle. This heavy reliance on cars is mirrored in the commute, where 54.4% of workers drive themselves to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have multiple cars, and the 2.3% of households without a vehicle is well below the 7.4% national figure. This trend has grown over time, with the share of carless homes falling 1.1 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3226, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 47%, followed by 1 vehicle (32%) and 3 vehicles (13%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged 20 percentage points since 2011 to reach 24.5%, a figure well above the Australian average. Conversely, only 0.5% of people use public transport for their commute, which is a little below the national figure.
24.5% ▲ +472.2%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▼ -70.1%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 0.5%
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.
Public transport is provided entirely by buses, but service frequency is far below the Victorian average. There are 3.16 stops per 1,000 people, which is well below the state figure of 4.41.
56
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.16
Lower than 55% 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).
296.8
Higher than 58% 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).
7
Higher than 63% 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 is a slow process, with a typical drive time of 70 minutes, which is higher than most areas. A walk to the nearest transport stop takes about 6 minutes.
6
Lower than 57% 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.
70
Higher than 67% 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 3226, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3226, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3226/3226-vic/topic/transport