2.3% ▼ -32.6%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.5%
- 2016: 3.2%
- 2021: 2.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3442, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3442, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A huge 34.6% of workers in postcode 3442 work from home, far more than the national figure. This heavy reliance on home-based work and private cars defines daily life in the area, where very few people use public transport to get to their jobs.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with only 2.3% of homes lacking a motor vehicle, which is well below the Victorian average. Most households own more than one car, as 42.2% have two vehicles and 16.1% have three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3442, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has surged 27 points since 2011 to reach 34.6%, a figure far above the Australian average. In contrast, those using public transport to commute fell from 6.0% in 2011 to just 1.5% in 2021.
34.6% ▲ +332.1%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.5% ▼ -75.5%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 1.5%
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 access is limited, with only 0.70 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the state average. Most of the available services are trains, which make up 70.7% of the routes.
6
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.70
Lower than 78% 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).
48.5
Lower 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).
7
Higher than 63% 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 a transport stop is a challenge for many, as the typical walk takes 48 minutes, which is much higher than most areas. The drive time to the city is about 50 minutes.
48
Higher than 80% 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.
50
Higher than 58% 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 3442, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3442/3442-vic/topic/transport