6.8% ▼ -32.9%
Higher than 75% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 10.2%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 6.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3630, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3630, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Nearly 69% of workers in postcode 3630 rely on driving themselves to work, highlighting a strong dependence on cars. While the area has a high number of transport stops, very few people use them for their daily commute. Most residents live far from the city, with typical travel times reaching 135 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households have one or two cars, though 6.8% of homes have no motor vehicle. This figure is much higher than in most similar areas, despite falling from 10.2% in 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →3630, VIC splits fairly evenly between 1 vehicle (40%) and 2 vehicles (36%), with 3 vehicles at 11%.
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Only 0.2% of people use public transport to get to work, which is a little below the national figure. Working from home is also far less common here than across Australia, at just 7.2%.
7.2% ▲ +214.0%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.3%
- 2016: 2.5%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.2% ▼ -64.0%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.7%
- 2016: 0.6%
- 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 277 public transport stops and 19 routes, which is far above the Victorian average for stops per person. However, weekly departures are far below the state figure, and almost all services are buses.
277
Higher than 90% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
8.62
Higher than 87% 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).
693.4
Higher than 66% 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).
19
Higher than 86% 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 to the city are among the highest for similar areas, with the drive taking about 135 minutes.
135
Higher than 91% 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).
More for 3630, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3630, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3630/3630-vic/topic/transport