5.6% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 6.6%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3412, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3412, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A rise in home-working is the main shift for postcode 3412 since 2011, though car travel remains the dominant way to get around. Most households now rely on multiple vehicles, as public transport options are very limited in this area.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is high, with 58% of homes owning two or more vehicles. Only 5.6% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has barely changed since 2011 and is a little below the Victorian average.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →3412, VIC splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (37%) and 2 vehicles (33%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Almost no one uses public transport to get to work, and only 9.3% work from home, which is far below the national figure. Most people drive, with 58.5% of workers commuting as the sole driver of a car.
9.3% ▲ —
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
Public transport is very limited, with only one bus route and one stop serving the area. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Victorian average, sitting at just 33.9 compared to 1,267.9 statewide.
1
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.39
Lower than 53% 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).
33.9
Lower than 65% 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).
1
Lower than 71% 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 the nearest transport stop is a challenge for many, with a typical 18-minute walk, which is higher than in most similar areas.
18
Higher than 60% 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 3412, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3412/3412-vic/topic/transport