1.6% ▼ -45.0%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3228, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3228, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 1.6% of homes in postcode 3228 have no motor vehicle, making it an area where car ownership is far more common than in most other places. This high reliance on cars is reflected in the long 68-minute drive to the city and the fact that over half of all workers drive themselves to their jobs.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost half of all households have two vehicles, and 13.8% own three. Very few people get by without a car, with the share of vehicle-free homes falling 1.3 points since 2011 to just 1.6%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3228, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 49%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (14%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged by 23 points since 2011 to 29.1%, which is well above the national figure. Very few people use public transport to get to work, at just 0.4%.
29.1% ▲ +342.5%
Higher than 81% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 29.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% ▼ -72.4%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 0.4%
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 consists entirely of buses, with 94 stops and 14 routes serving the area. While the number of stops is higher than most similar areas, the weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Victorian figure.
94
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.89
Higher than 52% 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).
547.1
Higher than 63% 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).
14
Higher than 79% 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.
The drive to the city takes 68 minutes, which is longer than in most areas. However, the typical walk to the nearest public transport stop is about 8 minutes.
8
Lower than 54% 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 3228, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3228, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3228/3228-vic/topic/transport