3266, VIC · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 3266, VIC

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

Almost every home in postcode 3266 relies on a car to get around, as very few households are without a vehicle. The area is largely disconnected from public transport, with a long commute of 137 minutes to the city making driving the only practical choice for most residents.

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📍 3266, VIC, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Only 3.4% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia. Most households own multiple cars, with 35.7% having two and 18.5% owning three.

3.4% ▲ +17.2%

Lower than 55% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 2.9%
  • 2016: 3.1%
  • 2021: 3.4%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In 3266, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 36%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (18%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Nobody in the area uses public transport to get to work, a figure well below the national average. While 59.3% of workers drive, 15.1% work from home, though this is far below the Victorian figure and has fallen since 2011.

15.1% ▼ -20.4%

Lower than 53% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 19.0%
  • 2016: 15.6%
  • 2021: 15.1%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 0.6%
  • 2016: 0.4%
  • 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 3266, VIC, Car (driver) is the majority at 68%; Worked at home is next at 17%.

Public transport access

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

Public transport options are very limited, with just one bus route and five stops serving the area. This means weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Victorian average.

1.64

Lower than 68% 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).

27.6

Lower than 67% 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 to the city is a significant journey, with the drive time taking 137 minutes, which is among the highest for similar areas.

137

Higher than 91% 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 3266, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3266/3266-vic/topic/transport