1.9% ▼ -56.0%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.3%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 1.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3446, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3446, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer homes lack a car in postcode 3446 than across the country, with only 1.9% of households without a vehicle. This reliance on cars is matched by a high number of people working from home and very little use of public transport for commuting.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are very common here, with 44.3% of homes owning two vehicles and another 15.3% owning three. Only 1.9% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that is well below the national average of 7.4% and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3446, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 45%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has become much more common, rising 24 points since 2011 to reach 30.1%, which is well above the national figure. Conversely, no one in the area used public transport to get to work in 2021.
30.1% ▲ +404.1%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.0%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.4%
- 2016: 4.1%
- 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 options are limited, with weekly departures per 1,000 people far below the state average. While there are five routes available, nearly all of the local public transport is provided by trains.
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.
3.63
Higher than 50% 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).
223.4
Higher than 54% 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.
Getting around is challenging for those without a car, as the walk to the nearest stop is among the highest for similar areas. It also takes longer than most areas to drive to the city, taking 71 minutes.
80
Higher than 98% 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.
71
Higher than 68% 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 3446, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3446/3446-vic/topic/transport