2.8% ▼ -53.0%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.9%
- 2016: 4.8%
- 2021: 2.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3523, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3523, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Far fewer homes lack a car in postcode 3523 compared to the state or national average. Only 2.8% of households have no motor vehicle, making this area much more reliant on private transport than most other parts of Australia.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are very common here, with 38.7% of homes owning two vehicles and 15% owning three. The share of homes without a vehicle has fallen since 2011, and is now well below the Victorian figure of 7.6%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →3523, VIC splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (39%) and 1 vehicle (34%), with 3 vehicles at 15%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, with 62.7% being the driver. Only 0.2% use public transport, which is a little below the national figure, while those working from home rose to 16.1% since 2011.
16.1% ▲ +82.1%
Higher than 50% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 8.5%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.2% ▼ -71.7%
Lower than 65% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.2%
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.
Bus services are the only option for public transport in the area. While there are 14 stops, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Victorian figure of 1,267.9.
14
Higher than 52% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.53
Lower than 51% 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).
102.1
Lower than 54% 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 city is a significant trip, with a drive time of 112 minutes. This is much higher than most other areas.
112
Higher than 86% 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 3523, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3523, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3523/3523-vic/topic/transport