3236, VIC · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 3236, VIC

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

Much higher rates of working from home than most areas define postcode 3236, where nearly 30% of workers do not need to travel for their jobs. Most homes here rely heavily on cars, with very few residents using public transport to get to work.

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📍 3236, VIC, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Cars are common here, with 47.8% of homes owning two vehicles. Only 3.3% of households have no motor vehicle, which is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6%.

3.3% ▼ -28.0%

Lower than 55% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 4.6%
  • 2016: 3.4%
  • 2021: 3.3%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In 3236, VIC, 2 vehicles is the majority at 51%; 1 vehicle is next at 32%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Remote work has surged, with the proportion of people working from home rising 20 points since 2011 to reach 29.7%. This is well above the national figure of 21.0%, while 0.0% of the workforce commutes by public transport.

29.7% ▲ +196.6%

Higher than 82% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 10.0%
  • 2016: 10.0%
  • 2021: 29.7%

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

0.0% → —

Lower than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 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 3236, VIC, Car (driver) is the majority at 53%; Worked at home is next at 35%.

Public transport access

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

While there are 7.78 public transport stops per 1,000 people—far above the Victorian average—actual service is limited. All available routes are buses, but weekly departures are far below the state average.

7.78

Higher than 86% 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).

15.6

Lower than 71% 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 around without a car is difficult, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 55 minutes. This is much higher than most areas, and the drive time to the city is also much higher at 113 minutes.

55

Higher than 84% 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.

113

Higher than 86% 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 3236, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3236/3236-vic/topic/transport