7.5% ▲ +143.8%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.1%
- 2016: 2.8%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3597, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3597, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
A huge shift in travel habits has hit postcode 3597 since 2011, with public transport use for work climbing from nothing to 14.2%. This change is striking because the area now sees far more people using transit to commute than the national figure. While many homes still rely on cars, the way people get to work is evolving.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have at least one car, though 7.5% of households have none. This figure is much higher than in most similar areas and has risen 4.4 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3597, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 36%, followed by 1 vehicle (24%) and 3 vehicles (22%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Public transport use for work is far above the Victorian and national figures, while only 8.2% of people work from home, which is far below the national trend. Driving remains the most common choice, with 56.3% of workers commuting as a driver.
8.2% ▼ -47.7%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
14.2% ▲ —
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.5%
- 2021: 14.2%
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.
The area has 10.92 stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the Victorian average. All public transport here is provided by buses, though the number of weekly departures per person is far below the state figure.
5
Lower than 56% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
10.92
Higher than 89% 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).
183.4
Higher than 51% 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).
3
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
Distinct public-transport routes serving stops in the area (GTFS feeds).
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)).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3597, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3597/3597-vic/topic/transport