1.9% ▼ -43.8%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3381, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3381, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every household in postcode 3381 owns a car, with only 1.9% of homes lacking a motor vehicle. This is well below the national figure, reflecting a heavy reliance on private transport across the region. Most homes have multiple cars to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 40.4% of homes having two vehicles and 11.6% owning four or more. This means far fewer homes are without a car compared to the Victorian average.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3381, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 41%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 51.7% of residents, while 16.5% work from home. Very few people use public transport for their commute, at just 0.6%, which is a little below the national figure.
16.5% ▲ +15.8%
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 16.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.6% ▲ —
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 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.
While there are 11 public transport stops—a number of stops per person far above the state average—the service is limited to buses. Weekly departures per person are far below the Victorian average.
11
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.85
Higher than 86% 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).
114.9
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).
2
Lower than 57% 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 to a stop is a challenge for many, as the typical walk to the nearest single public transport stop takes 48 minutes. This is much higher than in most other areas.
48
Higher than 80% 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.
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 3381, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3381/3381-vic/topic/transport