5.0% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 2.3%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3485, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3485, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly half of workers in postcode 3485 drive to work, making the car the dominant way to get around. While most homes own multiple vehicles, a growing number of residents now work from home. This shift is stark, with the share of people working from home rising by 19 percentage points since 2011.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are common here, with 36.4% of homes having two vehicles and another 19.8% having three. Only 5% of households have no motor vehicle, which is a little below the national figure of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3485, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 37%, followed by 1 vehicle (25%) and 3 vehicles (20%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is very common at 24.1%, which is well above the Australian figure of 21%. In contrast, no one in the area uses public transport to get to work, a figure that is well below the national average.
24.1% ▲ +365.4%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.2%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 24.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 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.
Public transport access
Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.
There are 6.87 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the Victorian average. However, this doesn't translate to frequent service, as the 41.2 weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state figure.
2
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.87
Higher than 81% 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).
41.2
Lower than 63% 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).
1
Lower than 71% 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 nearest transport stop can be a challenge, with a typical walk taking 80 minutes. This is among the highest times recorded for areas at this level.
80
Higher than 98% 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.
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 3485, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3485/3485-vic/topic/transport