1.4% ▼ -28.8%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3428, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3428, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 1.4% of homes in postcode 3428 have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average of 7.4%. This heavy reliance on cars defines the area, where most households own multiple vehicles and very few people use public transport for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 85.8% of homes owning two or more vehicles. This helps explain why so few households are without a car compared to the rest of Victoria.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3428, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 37%, followed by 3 vehicles (24%) and 4 or more (23%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 57.3% of residents, while 17.8% work from home. The number of people working from home has risen 16 points since 2011, though this is still well below the Victorian figure.
17.8% ▲ +814.5%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.9%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 17.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.9% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 0.9%
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 more stops per 1,000 people than the state average, the number of weekly departures is far below the Victorian figure. All public transport in the area is provided by bus.
4
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.99
Higher than 75% 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).
443.1
Higher than 61% 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.
The drive time to the city is 25 minutes, which is lower than most areas. However, it takes longer than usual to reach a stop on foot, with a typical walk of 18 minutes.
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.
25
Lower than 64% 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 3428, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3428/3428-vic/topic/transport