4.3% ▼ -10.9%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 4.7%
- 2021: 4.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3568, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3568, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 69% of workers in postcode 3568 drive themselves to work, highlighting a heavy reliance on cars. Private vehicles are essential here, as very few homes get by without one and public transport options are limited. This creates a transport landscape where the car is the primary way to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own multiple cars, with 38.2% having two vehicles and 23.9% owning three or more. Only 4.3% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure that is well below the Victorian and national rates and has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →3568, VIC splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (38%) and 1 vehicle (33%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Getting to work is almost entirely dependent on cars or home-based roles, as 0.0% of people use public transport. This is well below the national figure, and the 10.0% of people working from home is also far below the state and national averages.
10.0% ▼ -5.9%
Lower than 76% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.2%
- 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 scarce, with only 2 stops and 6 routes serving the area. This results in just 0.68 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the Victorian average of 4.41, and all available services are buses.
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.
0.68
Lower than 78% 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).
17.6
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).
6
Higher than 60% 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.
Access to transit is difficult for many, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 43 minutes. This is much higher than in most other areas.
43
Higher than 77% 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 3568, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3568/3568-vic/topic/transport