7.3% ▼ -22.8%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 8.2%
- 2021: 7.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3550, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3550, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A long 99-minute drive to the city means most people in postcode 3550 rely on their own cars for daily travel. While the area has a high number of transport stops, very few residents use public transit to get to work.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, with 41.9% having one and 35.1% having two. About 7.3% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that fell 2.2 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3550, VIC, the largest group is 1 vehicle at 42%, followed by 2 vehicles (35%) and 3 vehicles (10%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Cars are the main way to get to work, with 60.5% of people driving. While those working from home rose to 14.1% since 2011, this is still far below the Victoria figure of 25.7%.
14.1% ▲ +369.6%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.0%
- 2016: 3.3%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.1% ▼ -36.6%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.7%
- 2016: 1.6%
- 2021: 1.1%
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 327 public transport stops and 46 routes, which is among the largest for its level. With 7.82 stops per 1,000 people, access is far above the state figure, though almost all services are buses.
327
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.82
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).
1,298.5
Higher than 79% 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).
46
Higher than 87% 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.
A typical walk to the nearest stop takes about 5 minutes. However, the drive time to the city is 99 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
5
Lower than 62% 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.
99
Higher than 80% 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 3550, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3550, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3550/3550-vic/topic/transport