3448, VIC · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 3448, VIC

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Not a single home in postcode 3448 is without a motor vehicle. This total reliance on cars is a defining feature of the area, which is far from the city and has very limited public transport options.

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📍 3448, VIC, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Every home has at least one vehicle, which is well below the Victorian and national figures for households without a car. Most homes have two vehicles (42.7%), while 14.7% own four or more.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 2.4%
  • 2016: 2.7%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In 3448, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 43%, followed by 1 vehicle (25%) and 3 vehicles (18%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Working from home has become much more common, rising 12 points since 2011 to 23.9%. While most people drive themselves to work (52.8%), very few use public transport (1.9%), a figure that has fallen since 2011.

23.9% ▲ +109.1%

Higher than 73% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 11.4%
  • 2016: 11.7%
  • 2021: 23.9%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

1.9% ▼ -50.9%

Higher than 67% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 3.9%
  • 2016: 0.7%
  • 2021: 1.9%

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.

How people get to work

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In 3448, VIC, Car (driver) is the majority at 61%; Worked at home is next at 28%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

Public transport is very limited, with only one route and two stops serving the area. This means there are far fewer departures per 1,000 people than the Victorian average, and all available services are buses.

2.04

Lower than 65% 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).

45.9

Lower than 62% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Getting around without a car is difficult, as the walk to the nearest stop takes about 88 minutes. This is among the highest walk times for similar areas, and the drive to the city takes 73 minutes.

88

Higher than 99% 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.

73

Higher than 69% 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 3448, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3448/3448-vic/topic/transport