1.4% ▼ -59.1%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3242, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3242, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 1.4% of homes in postcode 3242 have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average. This heavy reliance on cars is a key feature of the area, where most households own multiple vehicles and very few people use public transport to get to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 45.7% of homes having two vehicles and 11.1% owning four or more. The proportion of homes without a car fell by 2 percentage points since 2011, leaving it much lower than most other areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3242, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 4 or more (11%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose by 9.6 percentage points since 2011 to reach 20.4% of the workforce. Most people still drive to work, while the 0.6% who use public transport is a little below the national figure.
20.4% ▲ +89.3%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 20.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.6% ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.6%
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.
The area has 6.37 stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the Victorian average. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state figure.
6
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.37
Higher than 77% 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).
99.8
Lower than 54% 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).
3
Lower 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 is challenging for those without cars, as the walk to the nearest stop is among the highest for this level at 71 minutes. The drive time to the city is also higher than most areas, taking 84 minutes.
71
Higher than 93% 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.
84
Higher than 74% 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 3242, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3242, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3242/3242-vic/topic/transport