8.1% ▼ -12.8%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3478, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3478, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A small drop in the number of car-free homes to 8.1% marks the main shift for postcode 3478 since 2011. Most residents rely heavily on private cars for travel, which is expected given the very long commute times to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 8.1% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much higher than most areas. The most common setup is one vehicle (35.8%) or two vehicles (34.5%) per household.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →3478, VIC splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (36%) and 2 vehicles (35%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Only 0.4% of people use public transport to get to work, a figure that is lower than most areas. Working from home is also uncommon here, with 6.6% doing so, which is far below the national figure.
6.6% ▼ -20.1%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% ▼ -44.6%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 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.
Public transport is very limited, with only 4 stops and 5 bus routes serving the area. This results in only 21.7 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far below the Victorian average.
4
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
1.55
Lower than 69% 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).
21.7
Lower than 69% 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.
Travel to the city is particularly long for residents here, with a drive time of 133 minutes, which is among the highest for similar areas.
133
Higher than 90% 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 3478, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3478/3478-vic/topic/transport