3.0% ▼ -28.0%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 3.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3390, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3390, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every household in postcode 3390 relies on a car to get around. Only 3% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average of 7.4%. This heavy reliance on driving is reflected in the way people travel for work and the limited reach of local public transport.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least two cars, with 38.2% owning two and 15.8% owning three. The proportion of households without a vehicle has fallen slightly since 2011 to 3.0%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →3390, VIC splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (37%) and 1 vehicle (36%), with 3 vehicles at 16%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work, with 67.2% of people as the driver. Only 10.1% of residents work from home, which is far below the national figure of 21%.
10.1% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.5%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.1% ▲ +42.6%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 1.1%
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 five bus routes, with no trains or trams. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state average, sitting at just 42.8 compared to 1,267.9 across Victoria.
3
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.13
Lower than 56% 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).
42.8
Lower than 62% 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).
5
Higher 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.
Reaching public transport is a challenge in this area. It takes a typical resident 58 minutes to walk to the nearest stop, which is much higher than most other areas.
58
Higher than 86% 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 3390, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3390/3390-vic/topic/transport