2.1% ▼ -28.1%
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 2.4%
- 2021: 2.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3461, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3461, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Forty-seven per cent of workers in postcode 3461 drive themselves to work, marking the car as the primary way people get around. The area is very car-dependent, with almost every household owning at least one vehicle. This is a region where working from home has become increasingly common.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 2.1% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. Most households have multiple cars, with 42% owning two and 17.5% owning three.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3461, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (17%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Nearly 30% of people work from home, a figure well above the Australian average of 21%. Very few people use public transport for their commute, at just 0.4%, which is a little below the national figure.
29.6% ▲ +170.7%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% ▼ -67.1%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 2021: 0.4%
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.
While there are 33 stops and 5 routes—giving the area more stops per 1,000 people than most—these are all bus services. Despite this access, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Victorian figure.
33
Higher than 63% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.15
Higher than 83% 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).
96.4
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).
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 to the city is a long trip, with a typical drive time of 74 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
74
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).
More for 3461, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3461, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3461/3461-vic/topic/transport