3.7% ▼ -32.2%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 4.5%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3616, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3616, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
About 63% of workers in postcode 3616 drive themselves to work, highlighting a heavy reliance on cars. Most homes here own multiple vehicles, which is common for an area where public transport is very limited. This makes private transport the primary way people get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is high, with only 3.7% of homes having no motor vehicle. This is well below the Victorian figure of 7.6%, and the proportion of car-free homes has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3616, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 39%, followed by 1 vehicle (30%) and 3 vehicles (16%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home has risen to 14.1% since 2011, though this is still far below the Victorian average of 25.7%. Very few people use public transport to get to work, at just 0.2%.
14.1% ▲ +60.8%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.7%
- 2016: 7.5%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.2% ▲ —
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.1%
- 2021: 0.2%
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.
Public transport is scarce, with only 0.36 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the state average. All available services are buses, but there are only two stops in the area.
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.
0.36
Lower than 82% 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).
11.2
Lower than 74% 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).
Getting around
Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.
Getting around is a challenge, with a typical 120-minute drive to the city. The walk to the nearest transport stop can take up to 50 minutes, both of which are much higher than in most areas.
50
Higher than 81% 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.
120
Higher than 87% 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 3616, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3616/3616-vic/topic/transport