6.4% ▼ -22.8%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 8.3%
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 6.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3629, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3629, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 70% of workers in postcode 3629 drive themselves to work, reflecting a heavy reliance on cars. This is a place where private vehicles are essential for daily travel, particularly as it takes over two hours to drive to the city.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most homes have one or two cars, and the 6.4% of households without a motor vehicle is higher than in most similar areas. This figure has fallen by 1.9 percentage points since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →3629, VIC splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (38%) and 2 vehicles (34%), with 3 vehicles at 14%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home is much less common here than in most areas, at only 8.3%, which is far below the Victorian figure of 25.7%. Public transport is rarely used for commuting, with only 0.2% of workers choosing this option.
8.3% ▲ +82.5%
Lower than 84% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 4.5%
- 2016: 4.2%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.2% ▼ -54.7%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.5%
- 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.
The area has 7.34 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the Victorian average. However, weekly departures are far below the state figure, and the network is almost entirely made up of buses.
70
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
7.34
Higher than 84% 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).
203.5
Higher than 53% 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).
11
Higher than 73% 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.
Travel times are significant in this region, with a typical drive to the city taking 133 minutes. This is among the highest drive times for areas at this level.
133
Higher than 90% 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 3629, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3629/3629-vic/topic/transport