0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.8%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3589, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3589, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Not a single home in postcode 3589 is without a motor vehicle, a figure well below the national rate of 7.4%. This complete reliance on cars defines how people move through the area, where public transport is entirely absent. Most households own multiple vehicles to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high here, with 41.3% of homes owning two vehicles and 18.3% owning four or more. The proportion of homes with no vehicle has fallen to 0.0%, which is much lower than most other areas.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3589, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 42%, followed by 1 vehicle (20%) and 3 vehicles (19%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Driving is the main way to get to work for 68.1% of people, while 0.0% use public transport. Those working from home make up 14.4% of the workforce, a figure that is far below the Victorian average of 25.7%.
14.4% ▼ -29.4%
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 20.3%
- 2016: 13.7%
- 2021: 14.4%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 1.6%
- 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 non-existent in the area, with zero stops and routes recorded. This means the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the state figure of 1,267.9.
0
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
0.00
Lower than 99% 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).
0.0
Lower than 99% 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).
0
Lower than 99% 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 to the nearest transport stop is a significant challenge, with a typical walk of 83 minutes. This is among the highest travel times for this level across the region.
83
Higher than 99% 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).
More for 3589, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3589, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3589/3589-vic/topic/transport