1.6% ▼ -17.3%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3227, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3227, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer homes lack a car in postcode 3227 than in most other areas. This region relies heavily on private vehicles for travel, although a striking 30.9% of the workforce now works from home. While there are more transport stops here than in many similar places, the actual number of weekly departures is far below the Victorian figure.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own multiple cars, with 50.8% having two and 14.8% having three. Only 1.6% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3227, VIC, 2 vehicles is the majority at 51%; 1 vehicle is next at 27%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 30.9%, a figure well above the Australian average and a 23 point increase since 2011. Very few people use public transport to get to work, at just 0.7%.
30.9% ▲ +293.6%
Higher than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 30.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.7% ▼ -68.5%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 0.7%
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.
There are 5.68 stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the Victorian average. However, these 31 bus-only stops provide far fewer weekly departures per person than the state figure.
31
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.68
Higher than 72% 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).
499.7
Higher than 62% 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.
It takes typically 68 minutes to drive to the city, which is higher than in most areas. The typical walk to the nearest stop is about 7 minutes.
7
Lower than 55% 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.
68
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 3227, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3227, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3227/3227-vic/topic/transport