1.7% ▼ -61.5%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.4%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 1.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3462, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3462, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A heavy reliance on cars defines daily life in postcode 3462, where only 1.7% of homes have no motor vehicle. This is well below the national figure, reflecting a landscape where private transport is essential for most residents to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Almost every home has a car, with 36.8% owning two vehicles and 12.3% owning four or more. The share of households without a vehicle has fallen to 1.7%, which is much lower than most other areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →3462, VIC splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (37%) and 1 vehicle (33%), with 3 vehicles at 17%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
No one here commutes by public transport, a figure that has fallen since 2011. Instead, 55.2% of workers drive themselves, while the proportion of people working from home has risen to 21.8%.
21.8% ▲ +77.9%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 12.3%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 21.8%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 0.9%
- 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.
While the area has 4.88 stops per 1,000 people—a little above the Victorian average—these are all bus stops. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the state figure, with only two routes serving the area.
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.
4.88
Higher than 63% 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).
63.4
Lower than 57% 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).
2
Lower 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.
Reaching the city is a long trip, with a typical drive time of 94 minutes. For those without a car, getting around is difficult, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 24 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
24
Higher than 65% 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.
94
Higher than 78% 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 3462, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3462/3462-vic/topic/transport