3.2% ▼ -20.2%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.0%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 3.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3563, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3563, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A 138-minute drive to the city makes postcode 3563 one of the most remote areas in the region. Residents rely heavily on private cars to get around, which is reflected in the very low number of homes without a vehicle. While some people now work from home, the lack of local public transport remains a defining feature of the area.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, with only 3.2% of homes having no motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average of 7.4%. Most households own multiple cars, with 37.3% having two and 14.5% owning four or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3563, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 38%, followed by 1 vehicle (25%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
No one here uses public transport to get to work, which is well below the Australian figure of 3.1%. Instead, 58.3% drive as the driver, while 20.3% work from home, a figure that has risen since 2011.
20.3% ▲ +23.4%
Higher than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 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.
Public transport is very limited, with just one route and two stops serving the area. There are only 16.5 weekly departures per 1,000 people, which is far below the Victorian figure of 1,267.9.
2
Lower than 71% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.35
Lower than 62% 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).
16.5
Lower than 70% 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).
1
Lower than 71% 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 difficult without a car, as the walk to the nearest stop takes 40 minutes. This is much higher than most other areas.
40
Higher than 76% 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.
138
Higher than 91% 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 3563, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3563, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3563/3563-vic/topic/transport