3342, VIC · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 3342, VIC

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

More people work from home in postcode 3342 than in most similar areas. This region is heavily reliant on cars for travel, with 19.5% of the workforce now working from home and very few people using public transport to get to their jobs.

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📍 3342, VIC, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Few homes are without a car, with only 3.2% having no vehicle, a figure well below the national level of 7.4%. Most households own multiple vehicles, as 36.8% have two and 17.1% have three.

3.2% ▼ -33.7%

Lower than 57% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 4.9%
  • 2016: 2.9%
  • 2021: 3.2%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In 3342, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 37%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (17%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home has jumped 14 points since 2011 to reach 19.5%. This is higher than most similar areas, though it remains a little below the Australian figure of 21.0%.

19.5% ▲ +231.8%

Higher than 61% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 5.9%
  • 2016: 7.9%
  • 2021: 19.5%

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

1.3% ▼ -65.9%

Higher than 59% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 3.7%
  • 2016: 5.0%
  • 2021: 1.3%

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 3342, VIC, Car (driver) is the majority at 67%; Worked at home is next at 23%.

Public transport access

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

Public transport use is limited, with weekly departures per 1,000 people far below the Victorian figure. Trains are the primary option, making up 84% of the available services.

3.29

Lower than 54% 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).

125.2

Lower than 53% 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 can be difficult without a car, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 64 minutes, which is much higher than most areas. The drive time to the city is also higher than most similar places at 60 minutes.

64

Higher than 89% 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.

60

Higher than 63% 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 3342, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3342/3342-vic/topic/transport