3682, VIC · Postcode

Transport & Vehicles in 3682, VIC

How households get around — the vehicles they keep and the journey to work.

Only 1.8% of homes in postcode 3682 have no motor vehicle, a figure well below the national average. This makes the area highly dependent on cars for travel, with the vast majority of households owning multiple vehicles. Most residents rely on their own transport to get around and reach work.

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📍 3682, VIC, Postcode

Vehicles

Motor vehicles per home, and homes with no car.

Car ownership is very high here, with 82.2% of households owning two or more vehicles. This explains why so few homes—just 1.8%—are without a car, a trend that has barely changed since 2011.

1.8% ▲ +0.9%

Lower than 75% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 1.8%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 1.8%

Share of occupied private dwellings with no registered motor vehicle.

Motor vehicles per home

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In 3682, VIC, the largest group is 2 vehicles at 36%, followed by 3 vehicles (25%) and 4 or more (21%).

Getting to work

How people travel to work.

Driving is the primary way to get to work, though 20.3% of people now work from home, which is about the same as the national figure. Very few people use public transport for their commute, at just 1.1%.

20.3% ▲ +8.4%

Higher than 64% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 18.8%
  • 2016: 14.1%
  • 2021: 20.3%

Share of employed people aged 15+ who worked at home on census day.

1.1% ▲ —

Higher than 58% of postcode areas.

  • 2011: 0.0%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 1.1%

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.

How people get to work

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In 3682, VIC, Car (driver) is the majority at 66%; Worked at home is next at 24%.

Public transport access

Stops, services, routes and how far you can get by public transport.

There are 12.4 public transport stops per 1,000 people, which is far above the Victorian average. However, actual service is limited, with weekly departures per 1,000 people being far below the state figure.

12.40

Higher than 90% 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).

139.5

Lower than 52% 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).

Getting around

Walking distance to transport and driving time to the city.

Walking to the nearest transport stop takes typically 19 minutes, which is longer than in most other similar areas.

19

Higher than 61% 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.

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 3682, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3682/3682-vic/topic/transport