13.5% —
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3488, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3488, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A striking 13.5% of homes in postcode 3488 have no motor vehicle, a figure well above the national average of 7.4%. While the area has many public transport stops, the lack of any one using these services to commute highlights a heavy reliance on private cars or walking.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households here own multiple cars, with 43.2% having two and 24.3% having three. However, the share of homes without a vehicle has risen significantly to 13.5% since 2016.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3488, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 37%, followed by 3 vehicles (21%) and 4 or more (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Nobody here uses public transport to get to work, which is well below the national figure of 3.1%. Working from home has fallen to 17.5%, leaving the car as the primary choice for 55% of workers.
17.5% —
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 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.
The area has 78.65 stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the state figure. Despite this, weekly departures are far below the Victorian average, and all available services are buses.
7
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
78.65
Higher than 99% 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).
505.6
Higher than 62% 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).
4
Higher than 52% 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 stop takes typically 26 minutes on foot, which is higher than most areas.
26
Higher than 67% 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).
More for 3488, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3488, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3488/3488-vic/topic/transport