1.0% ▼ -35.7%
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.5%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3551, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3551, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Only 1% of homes in postcode 3551 lack a motor vehicle, which is much lower than most similar areas. This makes the region highly dependent on cars for travel, especially given the long drive time to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own multiple cars, with 45.6% having two and 13.6% owning four or more. This high rate of ownership is reflected in the fact that only 1% of homes have no vehicle, a figure well below the national average of 7.4%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3551, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 46%, followed by 1 vehicle (21%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the primary way to get to work for 64.3% of people. While those working from home rose by 10 percentage points since 2011 to reach 15.2%, this is still far below the Victorian figure of 25.7%.
15.2% ▲ +197.2%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.4% ▼ -55.0%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 2016: 1.1%
- 2021: 0.4%
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 178 public transport stops—among the largest for its level—but service is almost entirely by bus. Despite having more stops per 1,000 people than the state average, the number of weekly departures is far below the Victorian figure.
178
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
5.00
Higher than 65% 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).
489.6
Higher than 62% 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).
23
Higher than 86% 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 into the city is a significant journey, with a typical drive time of 103 minutes, which is much higher than most areas.
103
Higher than 82% 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 3551, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3551, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3551/3551-vic/topic/transport