3.3% ▼ -39.2%
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.5%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 3.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3517, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3517, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of workers in postcode 3517 drive themselves to work, reflecting a strong reliance on cars in this area. Very few homes get by without a motor vehicle, and the journey to the city is one of the longest in the region.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Only 3.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is well below the national figure of 7.4%. This is a downward trend from 2011, with 36.6% of households now owning two vehicles.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3517, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 36%, followed by 1 vehicle (29%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common for 18.0% of residents, though this is well below the Victoria figure of 25.7%. Only 0.9% of people use public transport to get to work, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
18.0% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 18.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.9% ▲ +71.3%
Higher than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.8%
- 2021: 0.9%
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.
While the area has 5.34 stops per 1,000 people—a little above the state average—actual service is limited. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Victoria figure, with all services being buses.
8
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.34
Higher 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).
34.7
Lower than 65% 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 around is challenging, as the drive time to the city is among the highest for its level at 138 minutes. Similarly, the 74-minute walk to the nearest stop is among the longest in the region.
74
Higher than 95% 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.
138
Higher than 91% 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 3517, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3517, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3517/3517-vic/topic/transport