1.4% ▼ -47.7%
Lower than 79% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.6%
- 2016: 1.7%
- 2021: 1.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3631, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3631, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
Almost every household in postcode 3631 relies on a car to get around. Only 1.4% of homes have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average. With a very long drive to the city and limited public transport, private vehicles are essential for daily life here.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Car ownership is very high, with 44% of homes owning two vehicles and another 20.5% owning three. The proportion of homes without a car is much lower than in most areas and has fallen since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3631, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 44%, followed by 3 vehicles (21%) and 1 vehicle (20%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Most people drive to work, with 70.1% being the driver. Only 10.7% work from home, which is far below the Victoria figure, while just 0.2% use public transport for their commute.
10.7% ▲ +68.2%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 6.4%
- 2016: 5.3%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.2% ▼ -53.8%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 0.5%
- 2016: 0.4%
- 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 limited to buses, with 30 stops across the area. However, there are only 2.05 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the state average.
30
Higher than 61% of postcode areas.
Scheduled public-transport stops (bus, train, tram and ferry) located in the area, from the state GTFS feeds.
2.05
Lower than 65% 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).
118.0
Lower 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).
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 challenging without a car, as the walk to the nearest stop can take up to 74 minutes. The drive time to the city is 115 minutes, which is much higher than in most areas.
74
Higher than 95% 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.
115
Higher than 86% 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 3631, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3631/3631-vic/topic/transport