0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.8%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3557, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3557, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over 63% of workers in postcode 3557 drive themselves to work, highlighting a heavy reliance on cars. This is an area where almost every single home owns a motor vehicle, which makes sense given that the typical trip to the city takes nearly two hours.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Not a single home in the area lacks a motor vehicle, a figure well below the Victorian and national rates. Most households are well-equipped for travel, with 43% owning two vehicles and another 18.5% owning four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3557, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (21%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Nobody uses public transport to get to work, which is lower than most other areas. While 15.7% of people now work from home—an increase of 7.4 points since 2011—this is still far below the Victorian average.
15.7% ▲ +88.1%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 15.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.0%
- 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 7.03 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is well above the state figure. However, the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Victorian average, with services split almost evenly between buses and trains.
6
Lower than 55% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.03
Higher than 82% 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).
100.8
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 around on foot is difficult here, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 64 minutes. This is much higher than most areas, as is the 119-minute drive time to the city.
64
Higher than 89% 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.
119
Higher than 87% 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 3557, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3557, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3557/3557-vic/topic/transport