3.5% ▲ +10.4%
Lower than 53% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 3.2%
- 2016: 3.1%
- 2021: 3.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.
3658, VIC · Postcode
Transport & Vehicles in 3658, VIC
How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.
About 65% of workers in postcode 3658 drive themselves to work, making the car the primary way to get around. This is a car-dependent area where only 3.5% of homes have no motor vehicle, which is much lower than the national figure of 7.4%. Driving is essential for most residents, especially as the trip to the city takes 82 minutes.
Vehicles
Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.
Most households own multiple cars, with 36.9% having two vehicles and 14.1% owning four or more. Only 3.5% of homes are without a motor vehicle, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
Motor vehicles per home
View on map →In 3658, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 37%, followed by 1 vehicle (28%) and 3 vehicles (18%).
Getting to work
How people travel to work.
Working from home rose to 13.9% since 2011, though this remains far below the Victorian average of 25.7%. Very few people use public transport for their commute, at just 0.8%, which is a little below the national figure.
13.9% ▲ +163.3%
Lower than 58% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 5.3%
- 2016: 4.0%
- 2021: 13.9%
Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.
0.8% ▼ -69.6%
Lower than 51% of postcode areas.
- 2011: 2.5%
- 2016: 2.1%
- 2021: 0.8%
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 very limited here, with only 0.32 stops per 1,000 people, which is far below the Victorian average. Most of the available services are trains, which make up 98.3% of the transport modes.
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.
0.32
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).
38.6
Lower than 64% 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.
The area is quite remote from the urban centre, with a typical drive time to the city of 82 minutes, which is higher than most areas.
82
Higher than 73% 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 3658, VIC
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Transport & Vehicles in 3658, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3658/3658-vic/topic/transport