0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.1%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3530, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3530, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Not a single home in postcode 3530 is without a motor vehicle, making car ownership essential for daily life here. This heavy reliance on cars is reflected in the fact that 67.8% of workers drive themselves to work, while others increasingly work from home.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Every household in the area owns at least one vehicle, a figure well below the state and national averages. Over 68% of homes have three or more vehicles, and the proportion of car-less homes fell 6.1 points since 2011 to reach 0.0%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →3530, VIC splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (29%) and 2 vehicles (27%), with 4 or more at 23%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is common here, with 30.5% of people doing so—a figure well above the national average. Conversely, no one uses public transport to get to work, which is lower than most other areas.
30.5% ▲ +29.3%
Higher than 83% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 23.6%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 30.5%
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 8.77 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the Victorian average. However, this consists of just one bus route, and weekly departures are far below the state figure.
1
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
8.77
Higher than 87% 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).
61.4
Lower than 57% 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 a stop is a challenge, as the typical walk to the nearest one takes 37 minutes. This is much higher than in most other areas.
37
Higher than 74% 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 3530, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3530, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3530/3530-vic/topic/transport