1.3% ▼ -34.5%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.0%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3435, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3435, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 1.3% of homes in postcode 3435 lack a motor vehicle, making it an area where car ownership is far more common than in most other places. This heavy reliance on cars is reflected in the long travel times to the city and the very low use of public transport for the daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 42.2% of homes owning two vehicles and another 35.5% having three or more. The proportion of homes without a car is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6% and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3435, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (21%) and 3 vehicles (20%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen sharply since 2011 to reach 22.1%, which is a little above the national figure. Very few people use public transport to get to work, at just 0.5%, while 57.7% of workers drive themselves.
22.1% ▲ +197.3%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.5% ▼ -53.1%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.1%
- 2016: 1.4%
- 2021: 0.5%
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, with only bus services available and a total of 8 stops. The number of stops per 1,000 people is far below the Victorian average, and weekly departures are also far below the state figure.
8
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.48
Lower than 61% 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).
185.9
Higher than 51% 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.
The area is poorly served by transit, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 53 minutes, which is much higher than most areas. It also takes a long time to reach the city, with a typical drive of 64 minutes.
53
Higher than 83% 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.
64
Higher than 65% 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).
More for 3435, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3435, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3435/3435-vic/topic/transport