6.3% ▼ -21.4%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 6.7%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3555, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3555, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
About 66% of workers in postcode 3555 rely on driving themselves to get to work. This area is heavily dependent on cars, though it has a surprisingly high number of public transport stops compared to other similar places. The typical commute is shaped by this reliance on private vehicles and a long drive time to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes here have one or two vehicles, with 40.4% having one and 36.1% having two. Only 6.3% of households have no motor vehicle, a figure that has fallen slightly since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →3555, VIC splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (40%) and 2 vehicles (36%), with 3 vehicles at 12%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen to 11.7% since 2011, yet this remains far below the Victorian figure of 25.7%. Very few people use public transport for their commute, with just 1.1% doing so.
11.7% ▲ +330.7%
Lower than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.7%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
1.1% ▼ -29.3%
Higher than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 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 a high number of public transport stops and routes, with 133 stops in total. However, the weekly number of departures per 1,000 people is well below the state average, and the network is almost entirely buses.
133
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
6.32
Higher than 77% 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).
935.0
Higher than 72% 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).
14
Higher than 79% 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.
It takes 89 minutes to drive to the city, which is much higher than in most areas. Despite this distance, residents generally live close to transit, with a typical 3-minute walk to the nearest stop.
3
Lower than 71% 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.
89
Higher than 76% 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 3555, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3555, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3555/3555-vic/topic/transport