0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3243, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3243, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Working from home has risen to 31.6% in postcode 3243 since 2011, reflecting a shift in how people manage their daily travel. This area is now almost entirely dependent on cars, with no homes without a motor vehicle recorded in the latest census.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Every single home here has at least one motor vehicle, which is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6%. Most households own multiple cars, with 42.3% having two and 21.8% owning four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3243, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 4 or more (21%) and 1 vehicle (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
While 31.6% of people work from home—far above the national figure of 21.0%—nobody uses public transport to get to work. The most common way to commute is driving, accounting for 48.8% of trips.
31.6% ▲ +14.2%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 27.7%
- 2016: 25.1%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
Public transport is limited to one bus route, and weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Victorian average. Despite this, there are 5.1 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is a little above the state average.
2
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.10
Higher than 66% 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).
10.2
Lower than 75% 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).
1
Lower than 71% 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, with a typical 36-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is 120 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
36
Higher than 74% 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.
120
Higher than 87% 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 3243, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3243, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3243/3243-vic/topic/transport