3.6% ▼ -61.6%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 3.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3558, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3558, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every home in postcode 3558 relies on a car to get around, with only 3.6% of households owning no motor vehicle. This heavy dependence on driving is a defining feature of daily life here, as the area is far removed from the city and public transport options are very limited.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two vehicles, while 10.7% own four or more. The proportion of households without a car has fallen since 2011 and is now well below the Victorian figure of 7.6%.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →3558, VIC splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (35%) and 2 vehicles (35%), with 3 vehicles at 16%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
No one here commutes by public transport, which is well below the national figure of 3.1%. Instead, most people drive or work from home, though the 17.5% who work from home is well below the 25.7% seen across Victoria.
17.5% ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.2%
- 2016: 13.2%
- 2021: 17.5%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.8%
- 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.
Public transport is sparse, with only 3 stops and 5 routes serving the area. Weekly departures per 1,000 people are far below the Victorian average, sitting at 109.2 compared to 1,267.9.
3
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
3.09
Lower than 56% 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).
109.2
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).
5
Higher than 57% 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 is challenging without a car, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 62 minutes. This is much higher than most areas, as is the 118-minute drive time to the city.
62
Higher than 88% 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.
118
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 3558, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3558, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3558/3558-vic/topic/transport