1.6% ▼ -60.2%
Lower than 77% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.1%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 1.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3623, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3623, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Over half of workers in postcode 3623 drive themselves to work, highlighting a heavy reliance on cars. With almost no one using public transport for their commute and very few homes without a car, the area is deeply dependent on private vehicles to get around.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Cars are essential here, with only 1.6% of homes having no motor vehicle, a figure well below the Victorian average of 7.6%. Most households own multiple cars, with 35.5% having two vehicles and another 28.2% owning three or more.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →3623, VIC splits fairly evenly between 2 vehicles (36%) and 1 vehicle (34%), with 3 vehicles at 16%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
No one in the area commutes by public transport, which is lower than most similar places. While 18.9% of people work from home—an increase of 3.1 percentage points since 2011—this is still a little below the national figure of 21.0%.
18.9% ▲ +19.5%
Higher than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 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 limited to three bus routes, and the number of weekly departures per 1,000 people is far below the Victorian figure. While the number of stops per person is about the same as the state average, the actual service frequency is much lower.
4
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
4.49
Higher than 59% 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).
33.7
Lower than 65% 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.
Reaching the city takes a long time, with a typical drive of 127 minutes. This isolation is reflected in the walk to the nearest stop, which takes 57 minutes and is much higher than in most areas.
57
Higher than 85% 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.
127
Higher than 89% 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 3623, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3623/3623-vic/topic/transport