3607, VIC · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 3607, VIC

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

About 38% of households in postcode 3607 have two motor vehicles, highlighting a heavy reliance on cars. This area is almost entirely dependent on private transport, with no residents using public transit to get to work. The lack of local transit options makes the car essential for daily life here.

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📍 3607, VIC, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Car ownership is incredibly high, with 85.5% of homes owning three or more vehicles. Notably, not a single household in the area is without a motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average of 7.4%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In 3607, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 3 vehicles (26%) and 4 or more (22%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

No one in the area commutes by public transport, which is well below the national figure of 3.1%. While working from home rose to 12.7% since 2016, this remains far below the Victoria average of 25.7%.

12.7%

Lower than 64% of postcode areas.

  • 2016: 7.0%
  • 2021: 12.7%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of postcode areas.

  • 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 3607, VIC, Car (driver) is the majority at 67%; Worked at home is next at 17%.

Public transport access

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

Public transport is non-existent here, with zero stops and zero routes. This is far below the state average, with no weekly departures recorded per 1,000 people.

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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).

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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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Getting to the city is a lengthy trip, with a typical drive time of 83 minutes. This is higher than most other areas.

83

Higher than 74% of postcode areas.

Free-flow driving time, in minutes, from the centre of the area to its state/territory capital city centre, along the OpenStreetMap road network (Valhalla). Excludes live traffic.

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 3607, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3607/3607-vic/topic/transport