1.3% ▼ -60.5%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.3%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 1.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3451, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3451, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
An 88-minute drive to the city makes postcode 3451 a very remote area for commuters. Most residents rely heavily on their own cars to get around, and very few households are without a vehicle.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 1.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average of 7.4%. Most households own at least two cars, with 42.5% owning exactly two and another 25% owning three or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3451, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (31%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has become much more common, rising 16 points since 2011 to 23.2%. Very few people use public transport to get to work, at just 0.7%, while 54.3% typically drive themselves.
23.2% ▲ +208.4%
Higher than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 7.5%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 23.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.7% ▼ -74.1%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.9%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 0.7%
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.
While there are 26 public transport stops, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Victorian figure. All available public transport in the area is provided by buses.
26
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.47
Higher than 59% 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).
88.2
Lower than 55% 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.
Getting around is challenging for those without cars, as the walk to the nearest stop can take as much as 45 minutes. This is much higher than most other areas.
45
Higher than 79% 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.
88
Higher than 76% 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 3451, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3451/3451-vic/topic/transport