7.8% ▼ -17.2%
Higher than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 7.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3250, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3250, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
More people are working from home in postcode 3250 than in 2011, but car travel remains the dominant way to get around. The area is heavily reliant on private vehicles for commuting, with only 0.2% of the workforce using public transport to get to their jobs.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 7.8% of homes here have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas. Most households own one or two cars, though 12.2% have three and 6.7% own four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →3250, VIC splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (38%) and 2 vehicles (36%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Cars are the primary way to get to work, with 67.8% of people driving and another 6.4% travelling as passengers. Very few people work from home at 6.2%, a figure that is far below the national rate of 21.0%.
6.2% ▲ +157.7%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 6.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.2% ▼ -38.7%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.3%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 2021: 0.2%
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 75 public transport stops and 7 routes, which is more than most similar areas. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Victorian figure.
75
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.88
Higher than 74% 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).
263.9
Higher than 57% 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).
7
Higher than 63% 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.
A typical trip to the city takes 100 minutes, which is much higher than in most areas. Despite this, the walk to the nearest transport stop is short, taking only 3 minutes.
3
Lower than 71% 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.
100
Higher than 81% 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 3250, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3250/3250-vic/topic/transport