3575, VIC · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 3575, VIC

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

Far fewer people use public transport in postcode 3575 than in most similar areas. While nearly 20% of the workforce works from home, the vast majority of residents rely on private cars to get around. This dependence is clear in the low number of available transport services and the long walks required to reach the nearest stop.

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📍 3575, VIC, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Most homes in the area have at least one car, and 12.5% have four or more. The proportion of households without a vehicle is 5.9%, which is higher than most areas, though this figure has fallen 3.4 percentage points since 2011.

5.9% ▼ -36.4%

Higher than 70% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 9.3%
  • 2016: 5.8%
  • 2021: 5.9%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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3575, VIC splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (31%) and 2 vehicles (29%), with 3 vehicles at 22%.

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Almost no one uses public transport to get to work, a figure that is well below the national average of 3.1%. Instead, nearly half of workers drive themselves, while 19.5% work from home, which is higher than in most similar areas.

19.5% ▼ -10.8%

Higher than 61% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 21.8%
  • 2016: 17.9%
  • 2021: 19.5%

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 3575, VIC, Car (driver) is the majority at 57%; Worked at home is next at 23%.

Public transport access

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

Public transport access is very limited, with only 2.38 stops per 1,000 people, far below the Victorian figure of 4.41. This is reflected in the weekly departures per 1,000 people, which are far below the state average.

2.38

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).

40.4

Lower than 63% 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 transport hub can be difficult here, as the typical walk to the nearest stop takes 33 minutes. This is higher than in most other areas.

33

Higher than 72% 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 3575, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3575/3575-vic/topic/transport