3469, VIC · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 3469, VIC

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

Working from home has jumped by 6 percentage points since 2011 in postcode 3469, reflecting a shift in how people manage their day. This area relies heavily on private cars, with 26.4% of the workforce now operating from home, a figure well above the national average.

Open map →
📍 3469, VIC, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Most homes here have at least one car, though the number of households without any vehicle rose to 5.5% since 2011. About 18.2% of homes are high-capacity, with four or more vehicles.

5.5% ▲ +137.3%

Higher than 66% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 2.3%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 5.5%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

View on map →

3469, VIC splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (33%) and 2 vehicles (32%), with 4 or more at 18%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Not a single person reported using public transport to get to work in 2021, a fall of 4.1 points since 2011. Instead, 56% drive as the main operator and 26.4% work from home.

26.4% ▲ +29.6%

Higher than 77% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 20.3%
  • 2016: 23.2%
  • 2021: 26.4%

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

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 4.1%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 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.

How people get to work

View on map →

In 3469, VIC, Car (driver) is the majority at 61%; Worked at home is next at 29%.

Public transport access

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

While the area has 11.15 stops per 1,000 people—far above the Victorian figure—these are all bus stops. Despite the number of stops, weekly departures are far below the state average.

11.15

Higher than 89% 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).

74.3

Lower than 56% 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 is challenging, with a typical 30-minute walk to the nearest stop. The drive time to the city is also much higher than most areas, taking around 119 minutes.

30

Higher than 70% 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.

119

Higher than 87% 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 3469, VIC

Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3469, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3469/3469-vic/topic/transport