2.0% ▲ +64.1%
Lower than 72% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.2%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 2.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3438, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3438, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A massive 22 point jump in working from home has transformed how people in postcode 3438 get around since 2011. While the area is now heavily reliant on cars, it has an unusually high number of public transport stops compared to the state average.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Very few homes here get by without a car, with only 2% having no motor vehicle, which is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6%. Most households own multiple cars, and 42.2% have two vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3438, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (24%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged to 25.2%, which is well above the national figure. This shift comes as public transport use for work fell 4.6 points since 2011 to just 1.4%.
25.2% ▲ +644.1%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 6.5%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.4% ▼ -76.9%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 5.9%
- 2021: 1.4%
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.
The area is well served by infrastructure with 8.37 stops per 1,000 people, far above the Victorian average. Buses are the primary service, making up nearly 90% of the local transport network.
21
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
8.37
Higher than 87% 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).
1,220.0
Higher than 77% 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).
8
Higher than 66% 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.
While there are many stops available, it takes longer than most areas to reach one, with a typical 18 minute walk. The drive to the city takes about 40 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.
40
Higher than 50% 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 3438, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3438/3438-vic/topic/transport