7.5% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3490, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3490, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 63% of workers in postcode 3490 drive themselves to work, reflecting a heavy reliance on cars. While the area has a high number of transport stops relative to its population, almost no one uses public transport for their daily commute.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
About 38% of homes have two vehicles and 10% have four or more. Around 7.5% of households have no motor vehicle, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3490, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 37%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (15%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Not a single person used public transport to get to work in 2021, a figure well below the national average. Working from home rose to 11.6% since 2011, though this remains far below the Victorian rate of 25.7%.
11.6% ▲ +345.1%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 9.0%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.3%
- 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.
The area has 7.74 stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the Victorian average. However, with only bus services available, weekly departures are far below the state figure.
10
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.74
Higher than 86% 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).
72.8
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).
6
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
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)).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3490, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3490/3490-vic/topic/transport