3566, VIC · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 3566, VIC

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Far fewer homes in postcode 3566 are without a car than in 2011, with only 2.7% of households lacking a vehicle. This makes the area much more car-reliant than the state average. Most residents depend on their own transport to get around, as public transport use for commuting is non-existent.

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📍 3566, VIC, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Cars are common here, with 63.0% of households owning at least two vehicles. Only 2.7% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that is well below the national average of 7.4%.

2.7% ▼ -60.2%

Lower than 64% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 6.8%
  • 2016: 5.8%
  • 2021: 2.7%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In 3566, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 37%, followed by 1 vehicle (27%) and 3 vehicles (18%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

No one here uses public transport to get to work, which is well below the national figure of 3.1%. Working from home is also less common than elsewhere, at 12.2%, a figure that has fallen since 2011.

12.2% ▼ -27.0%

Lower than 66% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 16.7%
  • 2016: 14.8%
  • 2021: 12.2%

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.

How people get to work

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In 3566, VIC, Car (driver) is the majority at 75%; Worked at home is next at 15%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

While there are 6.92 public transport stops per 1,000 people—well above the Victorian average—the number of weekly departures is far below the state figure. All available services are buses.

6.92

Higher than 81% 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).

79.6

Lower than 56% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Getting to a nearby stop is relatively easy, with a typical walk of 3 minutes, which is lower than in most areas.

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.

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).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3566, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3566/3566-vic/topic/transport